That's kind of how it always is with an incumbent. The 2012 democratic primary for instance had several states (including New York) cancel their primary entirely. Although that one was funny because Obama nearly lost West Virginia to a prison inmate named "Dark Priest" and there were like 20 declared candidates in New Hampshire. The 2020 Republican primary was also a joke. Several states cancelled and a few changed to a winner take all tally rather than proportional delegates.
There's never been an incumbent president who lost a primary nomination. The closest two things that come to mind are how Ted Kennedy got 37% of the vote in the Democratic primary in 1980, which caused the race to still be contested on the convention floor. But the nomination ultimately went to Jimmy Carter. There's also John Tyler, who was kicked out of his party while the incumbent in 1841 (The Whigs) because he annexed Texas. Then the Whigs nominated Henry Clay in 1845 even though it was still Tyler's first term.
Keith Russell Judd (born May 23, 1958) is an American convicted criminal and perennial candidate for political office. His nicknames include "Dark Priest"[1] and "Mtr. President".[2] He claims to have run for president of the United States in every election since 1996. In the 2012 Democratic primary in West Virginia, Judd won 41% of the vote against incumbent Barack Obama, then the highest single-state vote share that any of Obama's primary opponents had achieved in 2012.
He was in jail in the first place for a dispute over a refund or something from some university. He kept sending them threatening letters saying like "give me the money or die. Last chance." And he'd include semen stains on the letters and I think one time he sent a knife. Absolutely unhinged but I gotta respect the hustle. Then he nearly got delegates on the floor of the DNC lmao
Nah, they just didn't want to be the ones fighting. Had the government of the US done the same things it did, but only let the South Vietnamese + henchmen like Australia fight, the support of the Vietnam war would have remained high or indifferent.
Wait, did the Democrats cancel their primary? I thought Dean Phillips and Orb Lady were running
They didn't like announce that they aren't doing one, they're just kind of quietly not doing a real primary
Kinda like bidens campaign strategy in 2020 of hide and quietly do nothing
That's kind of how it always is with an incumbent. The 2012 democratic primary for instance had several states (including New York) cancel their primary entirely. Although that one was funny because Obama nearly lost West Virginia to a prison inmate named "Dark Priest" and there were like 20 declared candidates in New Hampshire. The 2020 Republican primary was also a joke. Several states cancelled and a few changed to a winner take all tally rather than proportional delegates.
There's never been an incumbent president who lost a primary nomination. The closest two things that come to mind are how Ted Kennedy got 37% of the vote in the Democratic primary in 1980, which caused the race to still be contested on the convention floor. But the nomination ultimately went to Jimmy Carter. There's also John Tyler, who was kicked out of his party while the incumbent in 1841 (The Whigs) because he annexed Texas. Then the Whigs nominated Henry Clay in 1845 even though it was still Tyler's first term.
This owns.
He was in jail in the first place for a dispute over a refund or something from some university. He kept sending them threatening letters saying like "give me the money or die. Last chance." And he'd include semen stains on the letters and I think one time he sent a knife. Absolutely unhinged but I gotta respect the hustle. Then he nearly got delegates on the floor of the DNC lmao
I remember being obsessed with this guy in 2012
Dudes rock
Lyndon B. Johnson didn't run in '68 because his approval rating had fallen too much.
back when baby boomers opposed genocide
Nah, they just didn't want to be the ones fighting. Had the government of the US done the same things it did, but only let the South Vietnamese + henchmen like Australia fight, the support of the Vietnam war would have remained high or indifferent.