With a septuagenarian president preparing his re-election bid, and two likely main challengers in their late seventies by 2020, Americans are facing an inevitable question: does age matter in White House politics?
Two likely contenders for the Democratic nomination who lead early polls, Senator Bernie Sanders and former vice president Joe Biden, will be 79 and 78, respectively. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts progressive also in the race, will be 71.
As Americans mull the prospect of a president turning 80 in his first term, two images from recent days stand out. It could also weigh them down, as they seek to expand support and embrace modern forms of communication like social media. “And I anticipate he will remain so for the duration of his presidency, and beyond,” chief physician Sean Conley said in a statement.Aides defended the president’s mental state.
Sanders, who would be the oldest-ever president by far, is firm on the issue: Voters need to treat candidates “not by their sexual orientation or their gender, and not by their age,” he said last month.
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