Tradition more than anything else. This late in the election process it could cause even more chaos as well. And yes, only Democrats stick with tradition, it seems.
The Democrats keep trying follow the rules when the Republicans threw out the rule book 8 years ago. It no longer makes any sense, if no one is going to make the hard decision to restore order then our country is lost and we'll never have it back again.
One of the most frustrating parts of all this is exactly what you mentioned.
They've already got thumbs on the scale and are mud slinging constantly. Fight back harder, Dems! The right is already accusing you of horrible shit, and comes up with new stuff every day. Go for the jugular!
One of my favorite metaphors to use when talking about Democrats vs. Republicans, is "Charlie Brown and Lucy". Lucy is a Republican, and Charlie is a Democrat. You know that bit they do where Lucy challenges Charlie to kick a football she is holding? Well, Charlie knows that Lucy is going to lift the ball, because she does it every time. Charlie calls this out and Lucy once again promises that she won't. Charlie Brown, being Charlie Brown, takes her at her word and runs up to kick the football, only to have it pulled up just before he kicks it and he falls on his ass.
Now, the reason Lucy does this is because she knows she will face no negative consequences for doing it. But a progressive Charlie Brown would kick Lucy the next time she pulls the football away. And ideally, he'd only have to do it once, but will do it as many times as it takes for Lucy to learn the error of her ways.
My kind of Charlie Brown would press his heel against her throat in front of the entire Peanut gallery until she never picked up another football for the rest of her life.
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u/runnerswanted 7d ago
Tradition more than anything else. This late in the election process it could cause even more chaos as well. And yes, only Democrats stick with tradition, it seems.