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69. Well said, MineralMan. (nt)

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Why Don't We Democrats Run Younger Candidates for President? [View all] MineralMan Friday OP

Just my opinion, long records of competent BootinUp Friday #1

👍 and Loyalty of the rank and file 4139 Friday #5

Our successful Presidents have run out of turn Buckeyeblue Friday #9

Clinton was, by far, the longest serving governor in the nation when he ran dsc Friday #31

But was he an insider at that point? Buckeyeblue Friday #34

He was a major figure in the DLC by that point fujiyamasan Friday #36

Should have run Biden in '88. Not Dukakis. Captain Zero Friday #76

For whatever reason Biden couldn't connect with primary voters Buckeyeblue Saturday #82

One time we ran an older man, and just a couple of years older than TSF. brush Friday #30

People seem to want "outsiders" leftstreet Friday #2

They just want people who speak to their lives Sympthsical Friday #8

Agreed RJ-MacReady Friday #12

You Forgot To Include That... ProfessorGAC Friday #13

That whole article was cat nip Sympthsical Friday #22

The party is becoming a target for grift fujiyamasan Friday #38

I'd Do It For Less, Too ProfessorGAC Friday #41

Predicting what "people seem to want" based on what works for a demagogue TheProle Friday #11

LOL leftstreet Friday #20

Not most voters, but yes Terry_M Friday #57

Whomever wins the primary gets the nomination MichMan Friday #3

And that was a HUGE problem in 2024. The nominee did not come out of a primary process. Celerity Friday #15

100% agreed Polybius Friday #29

Agree with this. pinkstarburst Friday #37

Anyone could have primaried Biden in 2024 Quiet Em Friday #44

This is dangerous RJ-MacReady Friday #46

I wasn't going to respond because I find you quite rude Quiet Em Friday #67

Biden should have honored what he said when he ran in 2020 and NOT run in 2024. Then we could have had a beaglelover Friday #49

President Biden never committed to one term. Quiet Em Friday #52

Im not sure you are right about that. Not going to spend time KPN Friday #78

You may have had that impression, Quiet Em Saturday #80

Okay, so you understood and I misunderstood. Got it. KPN Saturday #81

Anyone could have, but it's rare that incumbent presidents get viable primary challengers fujiyamasan Friday #70

Yes, that is how it works. MineralMan Friday #17

IF Harris had won in 2020 (not even 2024) only 3 Democratic POTUS's in the entire almost 200 year history of the Celerity Friday #4

If Harris ran in a vacuum, there might be a point there Sympthsical Friday #6

This. There's no really good conclusions you can take from 2024 due to confounding things EdmondDantes_ Friday #10

Well, we got one good lesson from it Sympthsical Friday #18

I feel like the No Identity Politics JustAnotherGen Friday #16

Harris' share of white voters was similar to Obama's Sympthsical Friday #21

What entree was missing from your plate? Quiet Em Friday #24

I'm a dependable Democratic voter who voted for Harris Sympthsical Friday #47

Fantastic post! beaglelover Friday #50

Kamala Harris certainly recognized it. She discussed it at length. Quiet Em Friday #54

Then keep doing what you're doing Sympthsical Friday #63

I think you are spot on genxlib Friday #55

To touch briefly on what you've said Sympthsical Friday #61

I just saw a poll for the NYC mayoral race JustAnotherGen Friday #25

NYC voter here Polybius Friday #32

All of the commercials JustAnotherGen Friday #53

I know nothing about NYC politics Sympthsical Friday #51

The US political system (two party system) requires a coalition before the election thought crime Friday #43

Kamala Harris didn't campaign on "identity politics" AZProgressive Friday #73

It's not about voter age at all. MineralMan Friday #19

There is a pragmatism in the party core base JustAnotherGen Friday #26

Personally, I think pragmatism is essential in a two-party system. MineralMan Friday #39

I can only hope JustAnotherGen Friday #58

Well, I hope they learned something and don't do that again. MineralMan Friday #59

Maybe it's not about age to us older folks womanofthehills Friday #42

Lets see, who is younger, smarter and good at social media? thought crime Friday #45

Then why not craft a message that lures voters out? Sympthsical Friday #48

Oh, I do that as every election approaches. MineralMan Friday #60

Grousing about young people Bettie Friday #33

We did: JFK, Obama. They won. Ocelot II Friday #7

Clinton was 46, Carter was 52 Sympthsical Friday #14

The Age Wars: yet another way to blame Democrats for what has nothing to do with them. betsuni Friday #23

It's tiresome JustAnotherGen Friday #27

One of the greatest problems with white democrats Keepthesoulalive Friday #35

The maga Repubs feed the souls JustAnotherGen Friday #56

For anyone wondering, here's the average age of candidates from both Parties over the past 65 years: Polybius Friday #28

Before Trump, it was pretty easy to predict the Republican nominee - it was whoever's turn it was: Midwestern Democrat Friday #71

I think running someone younger might help with the youth vote pinkstarburst Friday #40

Issues don't work JustAnotherGen Friday #75

It isnt an issue of youth. It really isnt. It is an issue of messaging. SSJVegeta Friday #62

JFK, LBJ, Carter, Bill Clinton, Obama were all in their 50's or younger when elected. madinmaryland Friday #64

Well, for someone like me, who MineralMan Friday #65

A comment I saw the other day on FB: "OMG! Imagine the mess we'd be in if she'd won!!" CrispyQ Friday #66

No doubt.... MineralMan Friday #68

Well said, MineralMan. (nt) Paladin Friday #69

To reverse an old saying... GJGCA Friday #72

We still have a gerontocracy problem AZProgressive Friday #74

How quickly we forget, mcar Friday #77

We don't run candidates, they run themselves, as it should be. Groundhawg Friday #79