• pjwestin@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Last election, Bernie Sanders was winning, which the DNC didn’t like, so as soon as Biden won a state they pressured all the othe candidates to drop out and endorse him. This year, there simply isn’t a real opponent.

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      8 months ago

      Isn’t he even older than Biden? There wasn’t someone more… fresh?

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        8 months ago

        The sad thing is there really isn’t. America lives under a gerontocracy, and the Democratics are especially bad a elevating new, young voices in their party. Dianne Feinstein was 90 years old and had dementia and the Democrats didn’t force her to resign. She served as a senator while experiencing cognitive decline for at least the last two of her life before dying in office.

        Even the, “new,” faces that are coming up are old. Every now and then you get a Pete Buttigieg, but by and large, most of the potential presidential candidates will be pushing retirement age by the next election. Gavin Newsom will be 60, Kamala Harris will be 63, Amy Klobuchar will be 67…they may not be quite as old as Biden, but I certainly wouldn’t call them, “fresh.”

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            8 months ago

            Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is 34. The DNC hates her because she’s very progressive and unseated Joe Crowley, who everyone expected would take over the speakership from Nancy Pelosi. That being said, the Constitution says that the President has to be at least 35 years old, and I think most Americans would prefer an experienced politician that’s in their mid 40s to early 50s for President. We need younger law makers though, people in their 20s and 30s.

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              8 months ago

              experienced politician that’s in their mid 40s to early 50s

              I think starting from 20 y.o. 5 year term in municipal council and 5 year term as governor or in regional council is experienced more than enough. How it comes 18 years is old enough to die in trenches, but too young to be president? But I guess it’s better to simply say Americans are Americans.

              We need younger law makers though, people in their 20s and 30s.

              Same here