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Democratic Primaries

rzemanfl

(29,583 posts) Wed Feb 19, 2020, 10:15 AM Feb 2020

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Would you look favorably on our septuagenarian candidates publicly stating [View all]

they would resign from the Presidency in sufficient time before the end of their term to allow their Vice-President to name a successor before the 2024 convention?

Please note I am a septuagenarian myself.

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

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Would you look favorably on our septuagenarian candidates publicly stating [View all] rzemanfl Feb 2020 OP

Just like declaring they would only serve one term, it automatically turns them into a lame duck... hlthe2b Feb 2020 #1

More like a lame duck with a brood IMHO. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #2

Exactly. blm Feb 2020 #4

What's the genarian thing about anyway? greymattermom Feb 2020 #3

It's an old way of saying old fart. Been around since 1805 (I looked it up) to respond rzemanfl Feb 2020 #6

No. I would not like them foreseeing their own demise in a public setting. Laelth Feb 2020 #5

No, even though they might intend to do that The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #7

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