Given Donald Trump's hostility toward democracy, it's worth pausing when he asks supporters, "Why are we having an election?”

Given Donald Trump’s hostility toward democracy, it’s worth pausing when he asks supporters, "Why are we having an election?”

By all appearances, Donald Trump really doesn’t like it when Democrats describe him as 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 president’s rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, for example. The New York Times reported:

Trump said polls suggested he was at “93 percent” although it was not clear what that number was referring to. The former president said he responded by saying: “So why are we having an election? They didn’t have an election. Why are we having an election?”

  • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    410·
    3 months ago

    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.

    • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      3 months ago

      Under normal circumstances I’d 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 couldn’t afford. Immediately coalescing behind a single candidate and hitting the ground running is what we needed.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world
      6·
      3 months ago

      For DNC it was more about time. I’ll have to leave it to them to figure that out, but it seems they thought they didn’t have enough time.