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[–] 2 points 8 months ago (4 children)

From what I've read the reason primaries aren't done on incumbents is because every single time it's been tried the incumbent lost the actual election and the seat went to the other party.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    ? If incumbent wins the primary its the same as if they didn’t have one but at least the party members chose.

    primaries are separate by party.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    It's not a thing that happens often, but as far as I can find every single time the incumbent president has had someone try to primary them, the incumbent's entire party lost the seat.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_challenge

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