• marito@lemmy.world
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    So, as I understand with all these comments, they’re only candidates if they appear on the ballot on election day? Regardless if they ran and then dropped out?

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      That would be correct. The debate and everything up to the DNC has been pure punditry. He was not an official candidate.

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        2 months ago

        I am confused if they aren’t candidates until they appear on the ballot. Then what do we call them in the meantime?

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          Someone said in another comment that Biden dropped before he was officially nominated, so technically, he was more like a candidate to be a candidate if I get it right

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      They are candidates for president when they are nominated by their party. Trump was last week, Biden never was this election cycle.