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Democratic Party Section

I suggest we add this in the Democratic Party Section of this article:

On March 6, 2024, Phillips suspended his campaign and endorsed Biden. Phillips received the second-highest number of delegates of any candidate in the Democratic primaries (four delegates gained). We could add these two new sentences to the Democratic Party Section in this article after the sentence that says, "Representative Dean Phillips joined the race on October 26, 2023". Smobes (talk) 21:06, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

I think 2024 Democratic Party presidential primaries covers it enough for this article. --Super Goku V (talk) 21:10, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

In the Democratic Party Section of this article it is mentioned that "Williamson initially withdrew from the race in February 2024 but later resumed her campaign, only to end it again on June 11, 2024" and that Jason Palmer "suspended his campaign on May 15, 2024."

It would only be fair and consistent to at least add something for a well known candidate such as Phillips withdrawing from the race. We could just add for example, "On March 6, 2024, Phillips suspended his campaign and endorsed Biden." Smobes (talk) 22:16, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

Hmm. I can't agree with the well known candidate part, but I guess that is fine to include. You have convinced me that it is odd we mention the others, but not a person who won pledged delegates. --Super Goku V (talk) 04:59, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I meant he's a well-known candidate compared to the other candidates who were included, such as Marianne Williamson and Jason Palmer, because Dean Phillips is a three-term Democratic Congressman, while the others are not even elected officials. The page is edit-locked for me. If someone is able to add the suggested content regarding Phillips that would be great. Smobes (talk) 05:17, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

I would prefer we reduce the section rather than expand it. Compare to 2012 which notes accurately "With an incumbent president running for re-election against token opposition, the race for the Democratic nomination was largely uneventful." The same was true this year, but this section makes it appear there was considerable activity when there was not. GreatCaesarsGhost 12:12, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

The circumstances for an incumbent president running for re-election in the Democratic primary were very different in 2024 from 2012 because, this time, the presumptive nominee withdrew from the race before formally receiving the nomination. Also, when Biden ran for president in 2020, he branded himself as a one-term "transitional candidate." With an unconventional process occurring to choose a new Democratic nominee, more attention is given in retrospect to this section. Some reasons later used by President Biden and his allies to justify the suspension of his campaign, such as the need to "pass the torch to a younger generation," were frequently brought up throughout the primary process by opposition candidates and ignored. Still, the Democratic National Committee paid no attention to these early warnings. There was not more considerable activity in large part in these primaries because the Democratic National Committee did not host debates or forums that could have allowed voters to be more informed of Joe Biden’s age and health concerns long before ever debating Trump. All of the content in this section is definitely part of the story of the 2024 United States Presidential Election, whether unfortunate or not. Smobes (talk) 13:17, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Take that argument to the primaries page. He faced token candidacies that were unsuccessful. Two of the four token candidates are Republican surrogates, and the other two are no names. Using two sentences on the general election page to note "X joined the race. X left the race" is UNDUE. GreatCaesarsGhost 13:37, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

It is quite a bold claim to declare that in the 2024 Democratic Party Section, "two of the four token candidates are Republican surrogates, and the other two are no names." I have never heard this perspective before about all the Democratic primary candidates mentioned. Do you have evidence of this to be true that you can share, or is it just an opinion? Smobes (talk) 13:53, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

I do, but it is entirely immaterial to the point: the only other candidates had no chance to actually contest, which means the section is excessively detailed. GreatCaesarsGhost 15:36, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Some candidates, such as Congressman Phillips and Williamson, technically did have a chance to contest for the nomination during the primary. Since they both had ballot access in enough of the 2024 Democratic presidential nominating contests to exceed over 2,700 total possible delegates, if they performed well enough, they could have received the 1,976 pledged delegates needed for the presidential nomination. Smobes (talk) 15:49, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Having a Democratic primary to decide the nominee means the outcome will be determined by the election rather than the prognosticators who are making the probabilities for the desired final election outcome. The point of a primary election is not for the prognosticators to make the decision but to test the candidates by the voters and not have it be decided for them. Sometimes, apparently very low-probability things do happen during a game if there is an opportunity for that pathway, such as seen during March Madness.

Additionally, the claim that Congressman Dean Phillips is a "Republican surrogate" needs some sort of substantiation, even for a talk page. This Wikipedia article is about informing the public about the 2024 United States presidential election while being as politically neutral as possible and not advocating an agenda. Smobes (talk) 16:11, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the actual fact check that two are Republican surrogates and two are unnamed candidates. I agreed that it is WP:UNDUE : the excessively detailed contents Goodtiming8871 (talk) 00:16, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

I also am concerned with the claim that there were two token Republican surrogates running in the Democratic primary. Even if true, I don’t see how that would impact how we edit this article. Prcc27 (talk) 01:13, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

I apologize for that phrasing sending the conversation on a tangent. The point I was making is that the quality of opponents who present themselves is an indication of the quality of the presumed front-runner. The people who ran against Biden had zero chance of winning, and the results of the race bear that out. I feel it is excessively detailed and undue to mention in this article (as opposed to the primary) when these trivial candidates joined or exited the primary. As for Phillips result, we usually do not mention the second place candidate at all; we shouldn't male an exception when the result is the worst in 28 years. Bernie Sanders got 1117 last time, and he isn't even mentioned in this section. GreatCaesarsGhost 18:29, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

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