• bigFab@lemmy.world
    2010·
    4 months ago

    I just don’t get this. Does the fact that Biden pulled off 4 months before election mean he was never a candidate? 🤔 With that logic, if Trump quits now he is again forgiven as the oldest one? So, whole this news would be bullshit?

    • golden_calf@lemmy.world
      761·
      4 months ago

      Nope, Trump is his parties verified candidate which happens at the convention. Dems have not had their convention yet so Biden was not officially the candidate. Semantics, yes but technically true.

      • dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
        71·
        4 months ago

        Plus I can’t recall if I’ve ever seen one of these parties entertain competition against an incumbent (or former president). In such cases, the party nomination is kinda/sorta a formality. This is why we have heard of zero alternative candidates from either the RNC or DNC.

        • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
          14·
          4 months ago

          Former presidents don’t normally run because they learn their lesson the first time they lose.

    • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
      12·
      4 months ago

      Does the fact that Biden pulled off 4 months before election mean he was never a candidate?

      Correct. If I won Beauty Queen last year and stated my intention to run again this year, but then withdrew before I officially entered, you can’t say I won. You also can’t say I lost, I never actually entered.

      The difference is the RNC already had their convention. Trump is their official Nominee, no matter what else happens…