Nope, Trump is his parties verified candidate which happens at the convention. Dems have not had their convention yet so Biden was not officially the candidate. Semantics, yes but technically true.

[–] Sunroc@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

That's why reporters would say " presumptive nominee"

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Plus I can't recall if I've ever seen one of these parties entertain competition against an incumbent (or former president). In such cases, the party nomination is kinda/sorta a formality. This is why we have heard of zero alternative candidates from either the RNC or DNC.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Former presidents don't normally run because they learn their lesson the first time they lose.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The best kind of true.

[–] bigFab@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

Thanks 4 the info, now I get it 😆 American poliitics r beautiful 🤯