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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by groby_b on Sunday July 21, 2024 @10:45PM (#41030458)
Setting aside the argument if any electorate is really capable of making that decision - the world has elected many questionable leaders - the big question is "what if the conditions change halfway through".

That likelihood increases with age, and even the most well-informed population does not have the ability to withdraw their consent if it does.

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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by webninja on Monday July 22, 2024 @12:10AM (#41030861)
Was there a primary election this year in your state? This question is open to anyone to answer.
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Re:Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate by groby_b on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @02:28PM (#41049231)
How does a primary help with the "conditions changed" part?

As for electing questionable leaders, no, primaries don't necessarily address that either. If you look back through US presidents, you can find a good sampling of really bad choices. (Season according to party preference).

I don't think that second part is completely fixable in democracies. I do think some systems are more vulnerable to it than others, and primaries in a first-past-the-post world are one of the worse systems.

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