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In practice the Democratic Party establishment simply does not want a younger or more capable person.
Old and/or ineffectual is the perfect candidate for the corporate donor class.
The key factor here is Citizens United and SpeechNow occurred during his first term. Corporate donors bought out the Democratic Party immediately into suppressing or mitigating any progressive policy being passed.
It can be hard to remember that America pretty much had a corporate uniparty with the Democrats from 2010-2016.