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Joe Biden wins New Hampshire primary despite not being on ballot (www.independent.co.uk)

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A majority of voters in New Hampshire wrote-in Biden’s name on ballots where he did not appear officially

President Joe Biden won the New Hampshire Democratic primary, despite his name not appearing on the state’s presidential primary ballot.

The Associated Press called the race for Mr Biden shortly after polls closed on Tuesday night, as a majority of voters wrote in the president’s name.

Mr Biden’s campaign purposefully did not file the president’s name for the ballot within the deadline in an act of solidarity with the Democratic National Convention’s (DNC) decision to make South Carolina the first state to hold a primary.

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[-] protist@mander.xyz 25 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Considering his past performances in NH, this is likely the only way he was ever going to win there.

Against who?? He's an incumbent president, of course he was going to win the primary. Of his 2020 opponents, Warren, Sanders and Klobuchar are on record being proud of what Biden has been able to accomplish legislatively, and all three are 100% behind him, and Buttigieg is working in his administration.

Moderates just don't do well there

Isn't the governor of New Hampshire a Republican? I've always considered New Hampshire to be a politically sane and somewhat moderate state

[+] givesomefucks@lemmy.world -18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

of course he was going to win the primary

Which makes all this bullshit so much more frustrating anyways...

Biden was always going to win this primary, so what the fuck is the point of all these shenanigans?

Is it the same as when Biden loses his temper with journalists and voters who question him?

Do we really want a president willing to do this shit in a primary election he's all but guaranteed to win, and even if he loses, the party could still make him the candidate?

This shit isn't rational behavior, and it's going to depress turnout in the general when he needs it.

Of his 2020 opponents, Warren, Sanders and Klobuchar are on record being proud of what Biden has been able to accomplish legislatively, and all three are 100% behind him,

Because progressives would always prefer a moderate to a Republican...

But moderates don't always prefer a progressive to a Republican.

Caring about the American people is a liability when you're in a 3 way stand off with two people who have a week to live. They don't care if they lose.

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I’ve always considered New Hampshire to be a politically sane and somewhat moderate state

They are sane...

That's why they voted for Bernie in the 2016 and 2020 primary...

Which is why the DNC suddenly had a problem with them going first...

[-] protist@mander.xyz 6 points 11 months ago

Do we really want a president willing to do this shit in a primary election

This shit isn't rational behavior

WTF are you talking about?! Can you say specifically what you think Biden did here?

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