• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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    13 hours ago

    The fucking primary hasn’t happened yet…

    His opponent suspended her campaign, he will make it to the general…

    But Jesus Fucking Christ, we’ve been fighting since before Jimmy Carter to get a DNC that will leave downballot primaries alone and run fair presidential ones.

    The current DNC won’t say shit about any candidate till after they win a primary.

    Which is something Jon Stewart of all people should understand is a good thing. And I feel like neither him or Graham was as harsh on the podcast as the article makes it out to be.

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      8 hours ago

      The current DNC won’t say shit about any candidate till after they win a primary.

      Just to be clear, that’s not true.

      Maine’s primary is the most unusual of the three — and may be causing the most intraparty heartburn — because it is the only one where Democratic leadership has itself picked a candidate. Schumer and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the party’s official arm for Senate races, are backing Mills.

      Per the Boston Globe on January 17th 2026.

      And of course after this interview Mills dropped out and,

      Meanwhile, Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, both of New York, said they would work with Platner to defeat Collins.

      Per WBUR

      So the DNC and DSCC endorsed Mills before the primary. After Mills dropped out, they endorsed Platner. And while I’m glad they did, technically there is still another candidate and a write in candidate also running in the upcoming primary. It is not likely they’ll win, but they absolutely are endorsing before the primary.