Question for democrats

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I'm not a Democrat

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I know many democrats are "vote blue no matter who". However, do you feel that the Harris/Walz ticket was forced down your throat? What i mean by that due to the clear and evident lack of a primary you do you fell that you were told this is the candidate and screw your opinion?
And do you feel that this is a threat to the democratic process in America?

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Northwest · M

This is an entirely internal issue for the Democrat party. Each party sets up its own system, and it has nothing to do with the actual elections.

The process goes as follows: delegates are selected, usually by the public, through elections or caucus. I've participated in both in my state (we moved away from public caucuses).

Delegates then meet, and select a candidate to represent the party in the general elections.

When the candidate the delegates initially pledged for, they are free to select someone else. These are the rules for this party. Rules may be different for other parties.

Many people do not belong to a party but when they select a candidate, they are also trusting that this delegate is their surrogate.

There was nothing untoward when the delegates elected another candidate when the initial candidate bowed out.