Democratic Primaries

Tennessee Hillbilly

(589 posts) Sun Jan 19, 2020, 12:16 PM Jan 2020

Recent democratic winners were less than 60 years old

History Note: The last five democratic presidents were less than 60 years old when they won:

John F. Kennedy 43
Lyndon Johnson 56
Jimmy Carter 52
Bill Clinton 46
Barack Obama 47

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Recent democratic winners were less than 60 years old (Original Post) Tennessee Hillbilly Jan 2020 OP

One error in all such statements is that you are dealing with a small sample size karynnj Jan 2020 #1

Was gonna say the same re Gore and Democrats Ascendant Jan 2020 #2

This is not statistically significant. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #3

I understand your points Tennessee Hillbilly Jan 2020 #4

The three highest polling... Sloumeau Jan 2020 #5

karynnj

(59,507 posts)

1. One error in all such statements is that you are dealing with a small sample size

Reply to Tennessee Hillbilly (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 12:26 PM

Jan 2020

Al Gore was 52. Do you actually think that John Kerry, who at 60 looked younger than LBJ at 56 lost because he was a year older than George Bush? Do you think that HRC lost because she was 69 versus Trump who was 70?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Democrats Ascendant

(601 posts)

2. Was gonna say the same re Gore and

Reply to karynnj (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 12:32 PM

Jan 2020

Kerry was just 3 years older than Dubbya

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,924 posts)

3. This is not statistically significant.

Reply to Tennessee Hillbilly (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 12:42 PM

Jan 2020

Most aspects of presidential elections aren't, just because there have been too few of them to make them so.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Tennessee Hillbilly

(589 posts)

4. I understand your points

Reply to Tennessee Hillbilly (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 12:45 PM

Jan 2020

Even so, I still believe that someone under 60 has a better chance to win than someone over 70, other factors being equal.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Sloumeau

(2,657 posts)

5. The three highest polling...

Reply to Tennessee Hillbilly (Original post)

Sun Jan 19, 2020, 01:04 PM

Jan 2020

Democrats for the Democratic Presidential Nomination are in their 70s, and the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, will be in his 70s, so apparently very few Democrats or Republicans share your viewpoint that a candidate in his or her 70s is a problem.

Those candidates in your example were all men, does that mean we should run a man because that's what won in the past?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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