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genuinely competitive primary
This is where I think you have to go back to Biden* not going at it as a 1 term president.
Even with hindsight, given when Biden stepped down I'm still not convinced an open primary was the way to go. Neither do I think Harris was a bad candidate nor ran a bad campaign. But I do think not having more time worked against her.
*and possibly Obama for making the deal with the Clintons, as Imo Joe would have beaten Trump.
Lulz. I thought it was ok, but got distracted before I finished reading it.
You would hope the Democrats would learn that a genuinely competitive primary was the best method of candidate selection.