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Not so anecdotal...
I support DeSantis, and if it ends up being Trump on the ticket in November, I will not vote for the office of president.
Quote from a poster here
One quote from one poster = anecdotal
Historical anecdotal:
Every election, when the primaries are done, people who supported someone who lost vent about sour grapes and how they won’t vote for the party candidate who won if they don’t x or y or whatever...
Then come November, without fail, 90% or more of the party faithful vote for their parties candidate... every single time.
This isn’t news Newsweek... this is just filler.... this pattern has gone on forever.
Are there always a few sour grapes? Of course, and have their been times when lousy candidates have been chose and turnout goes down? Of course, but this wasn’t some contested close primary... that went on to the bitter end... with only a few months for everyone to get consolidated.
I mean we literally aren’t even a week past the first official votes... and it is very likely to be over by tomorrow night, and at the latest, 2 weeks from then when SC votes...So the idea that the party isn’t going to rally around the candidate over the next 9 months is just nonsense.
The GOP and independent right wing leaners, who voted Biden last time out of their TDS, have for the most part learned their lesson.
The only chance the Democrats have, honestly is someone other than Biden, and I have stated already I will be beyond shocked if come election day Biden is actually on the ballot. My expectation is prop him up through the convention to have him accept the nomination... and then replace him.. because once he’s formally accepted the nomination and drops out they can simply name anyone without a single vote being cast by anyone for who their nominee will be.
We shall see, but I don’t think for one second it was a coincidence the DNC changed their rules in 2022 to allow this.