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In reply to the discussion: Conversation with good Democratic friends. It's frustating [View all]Envirogal
(62 posts)Barack Obama was amazing but he didnt know how to fight, hence the name No Drama Obama. Joe Biden is the best president of my lifetime and he knows how to fight the bastards since hes been Office since hes been in his late 20s. He had youth at a pivotal time and its paying off dividends now for us being so seasoned.
Dont forget the Democratic Party lost 1,000 seats across the country during President Obamas term.
No one is talking about Bobby Kennedy Jr. age at 70 with no executive or political experience. That is a very short runway ramp up. Hence this is all ageism while ignoring the value of this kind of experienceboth for the country and the party.
The state of Iowa reelected Chuck Grassley for a six-year Senate term at age 89 and no one said much about that. And Grassley is a traitor. Trump is old and cognitively impaired but hes so bombastic and distracting that that age issue doesnt stick to him. Bernie Sanders would also get a pass on his age today because people like him.
So age standards are apparently selective.