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George II

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138. Thankfully the American people rely on older candidates to elect as their President. The youngest...
Fri Nov 20, 2020, 07:16 PM
Nov 2020

....was Theodore Roosevelt at 42, who was Vice President at the time of William McKinley's assassination.

John Kennedy was the youngest elected, at 43.

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Nikki's going to need a good cut man gratuitous Nov 2020 #1
Seriously, my money is on AOC every time. Mike 03 Nov 2020 #2
Mick....cut me Mick. ResistantAmerican17 Nov 2020 #3
1% Of Americans Have $50 Trillion In Wealth DanieRains Nov 2020 #23
When will they learn ... Trying to roast AOC is like trying to heckle Richard Pryor EffieBlack Nov 2020 #4
Yep DanieRains Nov 2020 #24
Kelly Loeffler decides she wants some melman Nov 2020 #5
I love how she won't back down TheFarseer Nov 2020 #48
These fools keep forgetting the best line in A Bronx Tale greenjar_01 Nov 2020 #6
+1 I remember, good line. c-rational Nov 2020 #31
Ms. Loeffler's hair drives me crazy. Is she a witch or Rapunzel? northoftheborder Nov 2020 #7
Please don't insult witches like that. niyad Nov 2020 #14
Sorry - was visioning the Wizard of Oz version! northoftheborder Nov 2020 #89
Neither. She's a Republican Spokesmolitician. dchill Nov 2020 #34
Nikki, you and your buddies can send your checks back to the Treasury. Baked Potato Nov 2020 #8
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is certainly quick with the applause lines. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #9
What you consider an applause line others see as AOC stating a fact about a fucking Republican Autumn Nov 2020 #12
The one doesn't deny the other. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #13
Good for her, indeed! The truth always wins a favorable response from me. Like Harry Truman, Autumn Nov 2020 #21
Oh my... melman Nov 2020 #25
Whatever gets you through the night. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #27
Well you took a jab at AOC and then tried to pretend you weren't melman Nov 2020 #29
Thank you. cwydro Nov 2020 #92
I can't help but think of this Seinfeld moment: George II Nov 2020 #32
Remember: The first shoe that fits, is free. JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #36
Bingo. sheshe2 Nov 2020 #49
+1 George II Nov 2020 #28
Yup. What I see is just two people who want attention each saying Hortensis Nov 2020 #115
This. nt cwydro Nov 2020 #119
Looks to me like AOC responded wnylib Nov 2020 #128
:) Yes, she did fine. Hortensis Nov 2020 #129
No they shouldn't. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #64
We need more like that! progressoid Nov 2020 #33
K&R Solly Mack Nov 2020 #10
AOCs very very good quality is that she takes no guff on social media irisblue Nov 2020 #11
My respect for her was solidified when I read the transcript of her response to Yoho. LanternWaste Nov 2020 #17
That's gonna piss off the usuals Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2020 #15
Vegas odds were like -10,000 on that happening. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #87
I just fainted looking at your signature Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #94
I found them. Not to worry I'll clutch them for you. Ah heck, in the spirit of the season, Autumn Nov 2020 #145
The Clutchable Pearls and Comfy Mauve Fainting Couch should arrive shortly. GoneOffShore Nov 2020 #126
A.O.C. warmfeet Nov 2020 #16
AOC is undefeated. melman Nov 2020 #18
BRAVO!! K&R Duppers Nov 2020 #19
I hope Speaker Pelosi Deuxcents Nov 2020 #20
Love it. nt iluvtennis Nov 2020 #22
There Is 60,000 Loopholes Making Sure Billionaires Don't Pay Taxes DanieRains Nov 2020 #26
Which is why we need a sales tax. Like every EU country has. oldsoftie Nov 2020 #108
Damn! That was good! Thank you AOC !!! liberalla Nov 2020 #30
It all amounts to nothing AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #35
AOC is still smarter than 99% of the men in DC and... JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #37
???? George II Nov 2020 #39
Yes. JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #41
Actually I'm not wondering. George II Nov 2020 #43
How many people will remember this twitter exchange a few days from now? AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #45
I hope Georgians don't...we have a primary to win in a purple state. Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #71
You don't want them to remember her response to the Georgia (R) candidate Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #86
It has nothing to do with AOC...I have family there AOC has been demonized unfairly... Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #95
I'll set an alarm. How frequently would you like it re-posted/tweeted. Cerridwen Nov 2020 #103
She knows how to make sensational tweets AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #44
She won two elections, so she seems to be popular with her constituents. Autumn Nov 2020 #56
Any Democrat can win an election in a deep blue district AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #57
What goes in red states of course won't play well in blue states, Autumn Nov 2020 #59
Don't move the goalposts ... your original premise was proven wrong AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #63
What AOC says resonates quite well in purple districts. You don't seem Autumn Nov 2020 #93
The last election proved that statement to be untrue. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #113
We were never going to have Florida. And Cubans will never vote for Democrats socialism had Autumn Nov 2020 #120
Obama won Florida TWICE AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #122
Manchin or Henry Cuellar types would get crushed in many primaries as well. Celerity Nov 2020 #66
No one is advocating Manchin or Cuellar to run for POTUS. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #69
strawman, I never suggested AOC run for POTUS Celerity Nov 2020 #70
Please look further down the thread. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #73
Why? I have had my say in regards to your attacks, if you want to have a go about AOC ad POTUS Celerity Nov 2020 #74
There is no attack. AOC may turn out to be the very finest congresswoman. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #111
Neither Joe Manchin nor Henry Cuellar will be running in a primary in NY-14. George II Nov 2020 #147
Crowley couldn't. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #88
that's unfair. Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #91
Fail. That was in the primary. Crowley never lost the GE. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #112
Excuses, excuses as to why Crowley lost. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #118
The population of the 14th District isn't highly educated or wealthy. George II Nov 2020 #141
Crowley never lost an election in that District. George II Nov 2020 #140
Primary isn't an election? Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #146
And I think there was a very low turnout when she won, if I remember correctly. cwydro Nov 2020 #99
There was a lot of confusion in 2018. There was a highly publicized state-wide.... George II Nov 2020 #144
You are doubting that she is intelligent? Caliman73 Nov 2020 #117
Ok boomer questionseverything Nov 2020 #51
Are you blaming all boomers? AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #52
I am a boomer questionseverything Nov 2020 #55
I agree, but few others will. Just like children bickering. But thats Twitter. oldsoftie Nov 2020 #110
I seriously hope AOC runs for president someday. Mr. Evil Nov 2020 #38
Me... JoeOtterbein Nov 2020 #42
...to George II Nov 2020 #46
too? Celerity Nov 2020 #60
Oh my god, that was priceless, wasn't it. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #90
It is the Oxford to. Voltaire2 Nov 2020 #96
Me... Autumn Nov 2020 #53
How about Senate or Governor ? JI7 Nov 2020 #54
She can't win a state-wide office AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #58
Senator, yes. Mr. Evil Nov 2020 #62
Let's see her win a statewide election first. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #61
She has already been branded as an extremist by a vast majority. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #65
She is a prominent member of our party, there is literally nothing you or people like you can Celerity Nov 2020 #68
She is prominent because she tweets and has a fan club. AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #72
That's a good way to describe it. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #80
a fan club, lol Celerity Nov 2020 #85
Please show me a link where voters voted for Biden because of AOC AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #114
Biden is going to end up getting well over 80 million votes, probably over 81 or 82 million when all Celerity Nov 2020 #125
None of that proves that the young voters wouldn't have voted for Biden anyway AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #130
AOC interacted with millions of potential Dem voters during her campaigning for Biden, it is Celerity Nov 2020 #131
Myths are tiresome and unproductive AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #133
What's the key word? melman Nov 2020 #135
No idea AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #137
Nobody is attacking her. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #77
Nobody is attacking her. Celerity Nov 2020 #82
The "Democratic voters in places like Peoria or DesMoines" are also trending younger. jaxexpat Nov 2020 #67
Oh. I see. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #76
+1 treestar Nov 2020 #79
The extremely low life expectancies of our ancestors, MoonchildCA Nov 2020 #98
Thankfully the American people rely on older candidates to elect as their President. The youngest... George II Nov 2020 #138
Why is that always the answer? treestar Nov 2020 #78
Oh, you! Always making smart and intelligent comments and astute observations! NurseJackie Nov 2020 #83
Aw thanks! treestar Nov 2020 #143
I just think it's time we went a little further left in this country. Mr. Evil Nov 2020 #139
The voters have to be convinced treestar Nov 2020 #142
Someone tell Nikki Haley whatever street cred she had built up in her early years, mdbl Nov 2020 #40
She knows how to shut these corrupt fools up and they hate her for it. jalan48 Nov 2020 #47
See that is the issue. AOC unfairly is being given the 'Hillary' treatment in red and purple Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #75
You're correct. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #84
Thank you Jackie...I get that she wants to help and appreciate the effort but... Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #97
So she shouldn't be raising money through ACTBlue for Georgia? Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #100
Nobody said that. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #101
Well, that's what she is doing to help. Cuthbert Allgood Nov 2020 #104
The real strawman is making false claims like that. NurseJackie Nov 2020 #105
So pointing out that Loeffler is a grifter is bad? I think we need more Democrats speaking out jalan48 Nov 2020 #102
KNR Lucinda Nov 2020 #50
does nikki haley - the traitor supporting creep - have any words about trump's attack on Democracy? samsingh Nov 2020 #81
While nice and all Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #106
+1 AmericanCanuck Nov 2020 #134
BURN!!! BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #107
I lulz'd. KG Nov 2020 #109
Nimrata VA_Jill Nov 2020 #116
I did a thread on the original tweet melman Nov 2020 #121
It is amazing Dem4Life1102 Nov 2020 #127
Yes melman Nov 2020 #136
Don't mess with a girl from the Bronx. Sprite Nov 2020 #123
when finding oneself in a hole, first rule is: stop digging🤣 bringthePaine Nov 2020 #124
Haley and other Pukes are too dumb to know when "you come at the Queen, you best not miss." ... Autumn Nov 2020 #132
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