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clearspira wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:19 am
Harris is too young (which is bizarre after what Biden was crucified on)
I hate to pick out a point that isn't even yours and nitpick, but...
OK, so looking at the presidents since FDR, Harris would be the eighth oldest president, right in the middle of the pack. Looking at the last five (i.e. since Clinton) she'd be the third oldest, which doesn't sound impressive, but when you consider that the last two presidents are the oldest two in history... What kind of curve are we grading on here?! Was Dubya too young? He was six years younger than Harris! In all of history, she'd be the thirteen oldest president! What, is it not enough that a president would qualify for social security after two terms?! Like what the fuck! Is this the Soviet Union where our dynamic new guy is in his mid-fifties!?! Do we want to be ruled by fucking geriatrics?! Gah!!!
It makes sense when you realize they NEVER cared about Bidens age. Those who did, were still gonna vote for him, ironically. Because if you critique Bidens age, you also have to realize his opponent IS ALMOST THE SAME AGE! Really, the republicans had NO basis to call out Biden's age if they're running Trump. Run Vance? Fine, fair, I hate Vance but it IS a fair argument to be had. It's like complaining they're running a white guy while they run a white guy. What kind of argument is that?
Plus all the 'super old president' jokes I saw were really young cause this was never done before and I can remember that.
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Apparently the audio from the Access Hollywood tape has gone viral on TikTok. There's lots of people now voting age who missed it the first time because they were 10.
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clearspira wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 10:19 am
Harris is too young (which is bizarre after what Biden was crucified on)
I hate to pick out a point that isn't even yours and nitpick, but...
OK, so looking at the presidents since FDR, Harris would be the eighth oldest president, right in the middle of the pack. Looking at the last five (i.e. since Clinton) she'd be the third oldest, which doesn't sound impressive, but when you consider that the last two presidents are the oldest two in history... What kind of curve are we grading on here?! Was Dubya too young? He was six years younger than Harris! In all of history, she'd be the thirteen oldest president! What, is it not enough that a president would qualify for social security after two terms?! Like what the fuck! Is this the Soviet Union where our dynamic new guy is in his mid-fifties!?! Do we want to be ruled by fucking geriatrics?! Gah!!!
I wonder how many presidents died around Harris's age but not from assassination.
But we have come to that point where being in your 60's isn't considered that old anymore.
Thebestoftherest wrote: ↑Fri Nov 01, 2024 1:48 am
That a godo sign, if even he thinks he going to lose that a good thing.
Not necessarily; remember that he did exactly the same thing in the run-up to the 2016 election.
Claiming the election is rigged is just what he does. 3 out of 3 times so far.
Yes he did. If I win, it's because the election was done fairly. I lose, it's because the election was stolen. He had no intention of losing peacefully if he loses next week. The only difference is that Harris will be the one accepting the votes with Biden as president to make her president. I am sure should Trump pull January 6th again, this time they will be prepared.
As far as age is concerned, Trump is very much showing age caught up with him. He sounds very different from what he sounded like in 2016. Weak speech, weak energy, fumbling more over his words. I am sure none of this will move Trump voters from not voting for him just like if Biden was on the ticket. That is to be expected.
I strongly suspect that Trump has lost voters due to his increased unhinged rhetoric over the past few years. Definitely far more than losing voters due to his age.
