My simple belief about the first debate with Bloomberg is that it will be a chance for people who had little notion of it previously to see that the guy is 78 years old
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There's some good reasons neither party ran such geriatric candidates in the past, let alone had three of them in the pack of finalists. Reagan and Dole, for whom age was a major issue, were both 73 during their final run. Reagan left office in an advanced state of senility at 77
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If Bernie were ten years younger, the attacks on gerontocracy would be unrelenting. Unfortunately the Movement is saddled with an equally ancient champion, talk of age is off-limits, and we move closer to putting a nominee well past his elect-by date at the head of the ticket
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Having a president die of old age in office would be a humiliation for our democracy. Washington declined to seek a third term (at age 64) to avoid precisely this outcome.
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I'm not so sure about that. Ambition and an old man's vanity are a powerful combination
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I agree, they're pretty much the cover charge for running
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