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Originally Posted by Onkel Neal
Don' forget the biggest difference: the DNC actually picks the winner in the end. they rig their process. Jus ask Bernie.  |
The big difference for the GOP is the 'winner-takes-all'; that system is ridiculously easy to 'game' and, for the GOP, usually has resulted in the RNC pet candidate getting the nomination. What happened in 2016 was the GOP leadership didn't think Trump was a viable threat to be dealt with; desperately needing to keep the more 'wingnut' segments of the party in line, they gave Trump a long leash and he came back to bite him. Remember, even against a very poor candidate like Hillary, Trump got beat in the popular election by some 3 million votes. It was mainly due to Clinton also not taking Trump as a serious threat that also cause her not to campaign in several of the 'swing' states, losing her the Electoral College. Trump wasn't the best candidate in 2016, and, as events have unfolded since, he has not gained at all as a candidate; there's also the case to be made that whoever the DEMs run in 2020, the DEM Party will not allow their candidate to make the same mistakes(s) Clinton made...
AS for Bernie, I kinda think he's had his day in the sun. There's still nearly two years to go till the 2020 election and I have a feeling he, along with not a few of the DEM hopefuls/possibles being handicapped in the press at this time, will be less of an influence than they are now; and the incessant GOP baiting of a 'socialist/liberal' swing to the DEMs could also backfire on them and cause the DEM Party to field a more centrist candidate more appealing to the wider voter population. This also goes back to Mapuc's inquiries: if the DEMs do run a candidate with wider appeal, would the RNC counter by a mutiny against Trump and field their own more center candidate in Trump's place?...
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