'Somebody ran against him?': Internet mocks Biden for increasing delegate count by winning in Wyoming and Alaska

WASHINGTON, DC: President Joe Biden won the Democratic primary in Alaska and caucus in Wyoming, adding more delegates ahead of his nomination for re-election to the White House, the Associated Press reported.

Due to its sparse population, both states play a minor role in the intraparty and the presidential election.

Biden became the Democratic presumptive nominee after winning the Georgia primary on March 12 and will be formally declared at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August for a rematch with GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump.

Currently, the 81-year-old has 3073 delegates, which is much ahead of the 1968 threshold, according to the Associated Press's delegate tracker. 

Joe Biden wins Alaska

The Alaska Democratic Party chose their candidate on Saturday, April 13, through a voice vote instead of voters casting their ballots. Biden was the only contender since Representative Dean Phillips, whose name was originally on the ballot, suspended his campaign in March.

The President won the 15 pledged delegates.

The election was initially planned to be conducted by mail on April 6, but there were no provisions for voting uncommitted and write-ins. "There is no option to vote nay," said Lindsay Kavanaugh, executive director of Alaska's party. "You can abstain. You don't vote yes or no, you vote for a candidate."

For more than half a century, Alaska has voted for the Republican Party in presidential contests.

Joe Biden also wins Wyoming caucus

President Joe Biden nudged another victory on April 13 at Wyoming's Democratic caucus.

According to The New York Times, he secured 96% of the votes, collecting the state's 13 delegates. Around 3.3% voted uncommitted, whereas his opponent, Marianne Williamson, secured only 0.3% of the 396 reported votes.

The president won the state caucus in 2020 against Senator Bernie Sanders. However, the Cowboy State has leaned to the Republican side since 1964.

Internet mocks Joe Biden after he wins Alaska and Wyoming caucuses

President Joe Biden faced brutal online mockery for winning the sparsely populated states where he competed without any significant opposition.

One social media user wrote, "This is not news. He is running unopposed." Meanwhile, another asked, "Who is he competing against, himself?"

"Wow…winning running unopposed..quite the accomplishment," one user added. Another response read, "Biden struggled to beat himself lol."

"He would also win a marathon if he competes alone, of course, and if he is put in a wheelchair and someone pushes him," someone else quipped, while another person asked, "Somebody ran against him?"

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