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Buttigieg says Democrats should have held a contest before nominating Harris
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"if there had been some way to have a competition, even with that very short timeline, I think that even if the candidate had still been Kamala Harris, I think she likely would have been a better candidate."
Discussing Democrats’ late switch to Kamala Harris after Joe Biden’s debate performance, Buttigieg says the party would have been better off holding a competitive process, even on a compressed timetable. He argues competition “sharpens you” and produces more information, and says primary competition helped Biden in 2020.
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