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Democrats fall in love. Republicans fall in line.
In other words: Republicans will consistently vote for anyone with an R. Democrats need to be convinced to vote for their candidate.
democrats know this. They keep giving us candidates that only the corporate/genocide wing of the party loves and ordering everyone else to fall in line.
I don't think so. In 2016, while the DNC kept their thumb on the scale for Clinton, the RNC saw voters actually turning out for Trump and let them do it. I remember getting the vibe that they weren't happy with it, that they really preferred Jeb Bush or some other long standing party man, but at least when their voters spoke up, the Republicans didn't try to fight them. The shrugged and went, "well, alright".
Had they put their thumb on the scale for a boring establishment candidate like Jeb or Kasich, it seems to me that Hillary's chances would have been much better if only for the fact that a lot of unexcited Republicans would have stayed home on election night. I've never voted for a Republican, I've been hearing "it's the most important election ever, you're just going to have to compromise and try to get what you want next time" since 2012. I've reliably turned out and voted for the democrats in every election except 2020 [Voted for Jorgensen. Relax, I'm in California, I knew the state would go for Biden, I was just hoping to try and get another party a seat at the table by giving them a bigger slice of the popular vote]. I'm tired of voting for the lesser evil, boss. I'm ready to vote FOR something again.