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Because no primary challenger has ever beaten an incumbent for president. It would be a waste of time and money.
62% of the voters seem to think it's a worthwhile endeavor. You're probably right in the sense that democrats couldnt find a progressive candidate if they came up and kicked them in the ass.
The last time the Democrats did that was Ted Kennedy challenging Carter. Even with a historically unpopular president and a well-known challenger he still lost.
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but our government is dysfunctional and incumbents are not successfully primaried.
What was lost if Biden can't get it over the goal line?
Lots of things. That's what we get for having a dysfunctional government. Stop thinking it's going to work effectively: It won't.
.... you're saying things won't work effectively but then claiming to understand exactly how it works. I sense a contradiction.
Your initial question didn't make sense at all because the verb tenses don't agree. I'm just doing my best to attempt to communicate with you.
This was my initial question you AI sounding mfr
What don't you get?
Now who sounds like an AI?
Because that's not how our government really works.
Seems like you understand everything just fine. Still being obtuse but still understand, I guess.
English isn't your first language, right?
So now you're just going with personal attacks. I CONCEDE YOUR POINT IS DEFINITELY VALID NOW.
I'm just having a hard time understanding you. Asking if it's not your first language isn't an attack.
Bite me turd.
Do you mean that I am a turd and should bite you, or are you telling me to bite your turd?
You pick.
According to a Pew Research Poll. Whatever the fuck that means.
Right, I do all my own polling personally.
Heh… well I’m just saying polls are unreliable. I wouldn’t bet the farm on them.
I think these polls and the climate is very telling.
So, a bit of history.
https://time.com/5682760/incumbent-presidents-primary-challenges/
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It should be noted that Ford nearly lost to Reagan in 1976
And Kennedy nearly beat Carter four years later
In another historic race, William Taft was nearly edged out by Theodore Roosevelt, who went on to place second behind Woodrow Wilson in 1912. That gave Taft the dubious distinction of being the only incumbent to come in at third place in a general election.