Has a president running for reelection ever been successfully primaried by a politician of his own party and replaced on the ticket?
There was talk of Republicans primarying Trump in 2020, but that didn't happen, because Trump was too popular with Republicans.
Todd Edwards is the junior senator for Iowa since 2014, who identifies as a Paternalistic Conservative and left-wing populist inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, William Jennings Bryan and Huey Long.
List of presidents since Watergate, which caused the new party system:
- 1974-1977 Gerald Ford (DR)
- 1977-1981 Jimmy Carter (FL)
- 1981-1989 Ronald Reagan (DR)
Summary of Ronald Reagan's term, also in 1987 congress passed a law that made presidential primaries happen in one day in every state for a party (but the party got to choose when that date would be)
With an incumbent president being term-limited, his party has had many people announce their candidacy, including the vice president, who some in the party are wary of. The president, Ronald Reagan, has not made an endorsement.
George Bush: George H.W. Bush is the incumbent vice president, but he is much less popular amongst Americans than his boss. Despite this, he follows the conservative guidelines: having the Pledge of Allegiance and prayer in schools, keeping capital punishment, creating a Human Life Amendment, low taxes, and gun rights. When the Iran-Contra affair became public, Bush claimed that he had been "out of the loop" and unaware of the diversion of funds, which has lead many of the liberal Democratic-Republicans to not trust him, believing that he was indeed aware of the affair. An endorsement from Reagan would almost definitely secure him the nomination, but Reagan still remains silent.
Paul Simon: Paul Simon has served as a senator from Illinois since 1985 after being elected by a very slim margin in 1984. Describing himself as a "pay-as-you-go Democratic-Republican", Simon represents the liberal wing of the DRP, and is a vocal critic of Reagan's foreign policy. He is famous for constantly wearing his horn-rimmed glasses and bowtie. He is also seen as a reform candidate: he has attacked opinion polls, saying that politicians practice "followership" instead of "leadership" by casting votes based off of public opinion instead of what they think is best for the nation, and he has attacked the growing occurrence of obscenity and violence in the media, which has gained him slight popularity amongst socially conservative Christians, specifically evangelicals. He is very popular amongst suburbanites.
Bob Dole: The first ever Democratic-Republican vice presidential nominee, Bob Dole has served as a senator from Kansas since 1969, and is the current leader of the Senate Democratic-Republican Conference an
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President Biden has chosen not to run for re-election, citing his age and finally staying true to the claim he made in 1987 that "It's time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans." Biden's presidency has seen the withdrawal from Afghanistan, which was viewed as mishandled by most Americans, the passing of infrastructure bills, and above all, a near full recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, his chosen successor is, of course...
Vice President Kamala Harris of California
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Harris' key point as she campaigns is the Biden administration's largely successful actions taken against the coronavirus. These include vaccine mandates implemented earlier into Biden's term, with narrow approval from Congress in 2022, and the eventual lifting of most restrictions. She is running with a safe, moderate stance on most significant issues, such as the expansion of the Affordable Care Act, universal background checks on all firearm purchases, and the protection of the environment to combat climate change.
Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey
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Murphy is considered to be the candidate of the party's more left-wing faction and has served as Governor of New Jersey since 2018. He has repeatedly criticized Harris' candidacy, arguing she and her administration have not taken enough to steps to combat some of the nation's most significant issues. Murphy supports Medicare for All and the Green New Deal, arguing progressive change is needed to ensure the welfare of America's citizens. He also advocates for a ban on the death penalty and the legalization of marijuana. Harris argues that Murphy's policies are too idealistic and should not be in the interest of voters during such a highly contested election.
The reason this scenario is a national nightmare will be revealed soon...
The Eighth Democratic Party Primary Presidential Debate takes place tonight, February 19th, at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas Nevada, just three days prior to the much anticipated Nevada Caucuses.
Who is in the Debate?
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Joe Biden (Former vice president)
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Mike Bloomberg (Former mayor of New York City)
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Pete Buttigieg (Former mayor of South Bend, Ind.)
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Amy Klobuchar (Senator from Minnesota)
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Bernie Sanders (Senator from Vermont)
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Elizabeth Warren (Senator from Massachusetts)
Active candidates who have not qualified for the debate:
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Tulsi Gabbard (Representative from Hawaii's 2nd District)
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Tom Steyer (Billionaire business executive, activist)
Who is Moderating the Debate?
Three journalists from NBC News will moderate — Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News and Dateline; Chuck Todd, moderator of Meet the Press; and Hallie Jackson, chief White House correspondent — along with Telemundo correspondent Vanessa Hauc and the Nevada Independent's Jon Ralston.
When/Where to Watch:
- Time: 9:00PM EST
- Broadcast TV: NBC
- Cable TV: MSNBC, Universo
- Live Streams: NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, Facebook, The Nevada Independent
- Mobile Apps: NBC News, Noticias Telemundo
Please use this thread to discuss tonight's debate in real time. Remember to abide by all subreddit rules.
The Eleventh Democratic Party Primary Presidential Debate takes place tonight, March 15th, at the CNN studios in Washington DC, after a venue change from Pheonix AZ due to the decision to forgo an audience because of COVID-19 considerations.
Who is in the Debate?
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Joe Biden (Former vice president)
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Bernie Sanders (Senator from Vermont)
Active candidates who have not qualified for the debate:
- Tulsi Gabbard (Representative from Hawaii's 2nd District)
Who is Moderating the Debate?
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Univision Anchor: Ilia Calderón
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CNN hosts: Jake Tapper and Dana Bash
When/Where to Watch:
- Time: 8:00PM EDT, 5:00PM PDT
- TV: CNN, Univision
- Live Streams: On CNN.com
- Mobile Apps: CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android
Please use this thread to discuss anything about the live debate: Remember to abide by all subreddit rules. Incivility in megathreads can result in one-day bans. Keep it clean in here ladies and gents <3
This is NOT an endorsement of any particular candidate.
Reminder if you are registered as No Party Preference, you need a crossover ballot to vote in the upcoming Democratic Presidential Primary.
Edit: No Party Preference is NOT the same as Independent! There is a registration for the American Independent Party that will not allow you to vote in any non-Independent Party primary.
In 2016, the Republican primary had nearly 20 candidates running for the presidency and we saw how many of these candidates with similar platforms split the vote, allowing Donald Trump to rise to the top of the race.
The Washington Post is speculating on up to 40 candidates running in the 2020 primary for the Democratic party. With this exorbitant number of candidates entering the race, has there been any serious discussion within the DNC to implement ranked choice voting during the primary process?
I will do the 1964 Democratic Primaries (which are more complicated than you would expect), then do the Presidency based on the Results and stuff from November 22 to the 1964 Election.
Scoop Jackson -
Scoop Jackson, 36th President of the United States
Henry M. Jackson, known by everyone as "Scoop" has had an eventful Presidency since that faithful day when JFK was shot. After much MUCH hard work, the Voting Rights Act passed Congress on February 10, 1964. Jackson focused his attention on getting the Economic Oppurtunity Act of 1964 passed. Thanks to his and Senator Johnson's efforts, the bill did end up passing. The bill created many Government Agencies such as the OEO, VISTA, Job Corps, CAP, and a few others. The OEO (which was the crown jewel of the act) was run by Kennedy in-law and Director of the Peace Corps Sargent Shriver. "Scoop" has a big domestic agenda planned if he got a 2nd Term in his "A Better Future". However, for now - another issue lingers. Vietnam. In late February after the VRA passed, Scoop sent an extra 20,000 "advisors" into Vietnam. Scoop also began sending US Ships into areas around the Vietnamese coast to have a powerplay against the Vietnamese and talk of the bombers getting into action began with Scoop beginning it. What happened instead was something far more dramatic. The former moves caused Secretary of State J. William Fulbright, Undersecretary of State George W. Ball both resigned, and UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson all resigned. This was called the March Massacre in the press (somewhat like Mac's Night of the Long Knives). The New Cabinet changes would lead to the hawks dominating the Cabinet. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara became the new Secretary of State, National Security Advisor McGeorge Bundy became Secretary of Defense, Assistant Secretary of State William Bundy became Undersecretary of State Bundy and the President of the Rockefeller Foundation, Dean Rusk became Ambassador to the UN. Anyway, back to the incident. Soon After, Robert Kennedy announced his In two days, it was widely reported that North Vietnamese attacked the USS Maddox (though, curiously didn't attempt to damage the ship). Anyhow, Scoop Jackson asked for and got a "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" giving the President a wide array of powers in Vietnam. Most of Scoop's Advisors, even the technocrat Bundy expected
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I would like to preface this by mentioning that I am not an American.
However, it seems like Elizabeth Warren seems to have strong advantages over some other Democratic Party candidates:
- Doesn't propose an untested and radical overhaul of the economy (unlike Andrew Yang)
- Doesn't have a record of praising the USSR (unlike Bernie Sanders)
- Doesn't have sexual harassment allegations (unlike Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg)
- Isn't a denialist of chemical weapons attacks (unlike Tulsi Gabbard)
- Hasn't suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail (unlike Bernie Sanders)
- Isn't suspected of having dementia (unlike Joe Biden)
The only major disadvantage I can see that Warren has compared to some other candidates is that she never served in the military.
Correct me if I am wrong, but Elizabeth Warren seems to be between Biden and Sanders in terms of political positions. How hasn't this played to her advantage?
I have encountered Warren supporters on Reddit who assert that she failed to get the nomination because "America isn't ready for a female president", but is the answer really that simple?
I didn’t include Kennedy because like Nixon I thought he wouldn’t run immediately after a loss.
Here's the current schedule according to the Green Papers and Wikipedia (pledged delegate numbers in parentheses):
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Saturday, May 2: Guam (7), Kansas (39). Kansas will use only mail-in ballots.
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Tuesday, May 12: Nebraska (29)
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Tuesday, May 19: Oregon (61). Oregon is a vote-by-mail state.
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Friday, May 22: Hawaii (24). Pushed back from April 4. The primary will now use only mail-in ballots.
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Tuesday, June 2: Del (21), DC (20), Ind (82), MD (96), MT (19), NM (34), PA (186), RI (26), SD (16).
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Saturday, June 6: US Virgin Islands (7)
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Tuesday, June 9: Georgia (105), West Virginia (28). Georgia was originally planned for March 24, before being delayed to May 19, and then rescheduled to June 9. West Virginia was pushed back from May 12.
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Tuesday, June 23: KY (46). The Kentucky primary was pushed back from May 19.
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Tuesday, July 7: NJ (126). Pushed back from June 2.
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Saturday, July 11: Louisiana (54). Pushed back from April 4 to June 20, and then delayed again to July 11.
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Tuesday, August 11: CT (60). Originally scheduled for April 28 but rescheduled first to June 2, and then rescheduled again for August 11.
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TBD: Puerto Rico (51). Originally pushed back from March 29 to April 26, and later delayed indefinitely
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Cancelled: New York (274). Originally pushed back from April 28 to June 23. At least one lawsuit is challenging the cancellation
I really like voting systems and am running a mock primary using First-Past-the-Post voting, Approval voting, Score voting, and Ranked Choice voting to see how the results compare using the different voting systems.
Voting will be open for like a week. Then I'll post results.
All are welcome. If you would like to participate, please fill out a ballot here: https://eSurv.org?s=MCLLGJ_9c2478e5
Thank you!
The Eighth Democratic Party Primary Presidential Debate takes place tonight, February 19th, at the Paris Theater in Las Vegas Nevada, just three days prior to the much anticipated Nevada Caucuses.
Who is in the Debate?
-
Joe Biden (Former vice president)
-
Mike Bloomberg (Former mayor of New York City)
-
Pete Buttigieg (Former mayor of South Bend, Ind.)
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Amy Klobuchar (Senator from Minnesota)
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Bernie Sanders (Senator from Vermont)
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Elizabeth Warren (Senator from Massachusetts)
Active candidates who have not qualified for the debate:
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Tulsi Gabbard (Representative from Hawaii's 2nd District)
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Tom Steyer (Billionaire business executive, activist)
Who is Moderating the Debate?
Three journalists from NBC News will moderate — Lester Holt, anchor of NBC Nightly News and Dateline; Chuck Todd, moderator of Meet the Press; and Hallie Jackson, chief White House correspondent — along with Telemundo correspondent Vanessa Hauc and the Nevada Independent's Jon Ralston.
When/Where to Watch:
- Time: 9:00PM EST
- Broadcast TV: NBC
- Cable TV: MSNBC, Universo
- Live Streams: NBCNews.com, MSNBC.com, Facebook, The Nevada Independent
- Mobile Apps: NBC News, Noticias Telemundo
Please use this thread to discuss anything related to tonight's debate: Predictions, expectations, anticipations, etc. Remember to abide by all subreddit rules. We will switch to a Live Thread shortly before the debate begins.
The Eleventh Democratic Party Primary Presidential Debate takes place tonight, March 15th, at the CNN studios in Washington DC, after a venue change from Pheonix AZ due to the decision to forgo an audience because of COVID-19 considerations.
Who is in the Debate?
-
Joe Biden (Former vice president)
-
Bernie Sanders (Senator from Vermont)
Active candidates who have not qualified for the debate:
- Tulsi Gabbard (Representative from Hawaii's 2nd District)
Who is Moderating the Debate?
-
Univision Anchor: Ilia Calderón
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CNN hosts: Jake Tapper and Dana Bash
When/Where to Watch:
- Time: 8:00PM EDT, 5:00PM PDT
- TV: CNN, Univision
- Live Streams: On CNN.com
- Mobile Apps: CNN mobile apps for iOS and Android
Please use this thread to discuss anything related to tonight's debate: Predictions, expectations, anticipations, etc. Remember to abide by all subreddit rules. We will switch to a Live Thread shortly before the debate begins.
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