Given Donald Trumpās hostility toward democracy, itās worth pausing when he asks supporters, "Why are we having an election?ā
By all appearances, Donald TrumpĀ really doesnāt like itĀ when Democrats describe him asĀ a threat to democracy, and yet, the Republican keeps saying things that reflect a degree of animosity toward the American system of government.
Take the former presidentās rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, for example. The New York TimesĀ reported:
Trump said polls suggested he was at ā93 percentā although it was not clear what that number was referring to. The former president said he responded by saying: āSo why are we having an election? They didnāt have an election. Why are we having an election?ā
Which honestly is something the DNC can fuck right off about. Make it democratic, what do you have to lose? Are you scared the people might choose someone your corporate overlords dislike?
But it in no way is party candidate selection as important as ensuring the national election is democratic.
Under normal circumstances Iād agree, but as long as the GOP is the Fascist Party, spending time on a primary so close to the election is a luxury we couldnāt afford. Immediately coalescing behind a single candidate and hitting the ground running is what we needed.
Yep, itās a problem to be solved AFTER they take the election.
For DNC it was more about time. Iāll have to leave it to them to figure that out, but it seems they thought they didnāt have enough time.