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OnlinePoker

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40. Hillary would be half a year shy of the age Saint Ronnie took office.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #34)

Thu Oct 30, 2014, 02:03 PM

Oct 2014

Even though she is fully capable of doing the job, her age will be an issue in the election. On the positive side, unlike Reagan, her parents lived into their 80s and 90s and neither suffered from mental issues as they aged.

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Charles Pierce: If Not Hillary, Who? [View all] muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 OP

I'd like to see Hillary as the Republican candidate in 2016. Scuba Oct 2014 #1

Just a guess but 17 million Democrats in the real world don't agree with you... brooklynite Oct 2014 #2

hmm fifthoffive Oct 2014 #3

I have to agree with you on this JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #5

Obama had the stature of the 2004 Convention keynote... brooklynite Oct 2014 #9

As much as I like Sanders, were he to win the Dem nomination (having first changed his KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #24

Hillary born Oct 1947 - she'd be 69; Sanders born Sept 1941 - he'd be 75 muriel_volestrangler Oct 2014 #34

God my math sucks today. Thanks for the correction(s) - nt KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #35

Hillary would be half a year shy of the age Saint Ronnie took office. OnlinePoker Oct 2014 #40

Ages of Democratic possibilities Jim Lane Oct 2014 #38

At this time in 2006 JustAnotherGen Oct 2014 #6

wish I could K&R this! n/t marym625 Oct 2014 #13

K & R Thespian2 Oct 2014 #16

Excellent article. djean111 Oct 2014 #4

That... Is An Oustanding Paragraph... WillyT Oct 2014 #11

to me, it already is. marym625 Oct 2014 #14

This is what the Third Way is about Oilwellian Oct 2014 #18

That's exactly what it is. Marr Oct 2014 #26

+1 hifiguy Oct 2014 #37

The Democratic Party HAS ended as I knew it... pangaia Oct 2014 #22

If the very idea of a "Grand Bargain" bothered anyone here, I'm guessing bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #31

Yup. djean111 Oct 2014 #32

We will see, when it's time. longship Oct 2014 #7

No they are not the only ones...far from it. zeemike Oct 2014 #19

Subtitle : "An argument against coronations, cleared fields, and conventional wisdom." bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #8

K & R. n/t FSogol Oct 2014 #10

Not realistic, I know heaven05 Oct 2014 #12

It took less than a week to ruin Howard Dean marym625 Oct 2014 #15

It took Howard Dean to ruin Howard Dean... brooklynite Oct 2014 #28

If not Hillary, then Mr. Cahones for sure.. HoosierCowboy Oct 2014 #17

No, I do not agree on Grayson. pangaia Oct 2014 #23

Name a Presidential Candidate from the House who has ever done well... brooklynite Oct 2014 #27

K/R marmar Oct 2014 #20

Time will tell, possible candidates are open to run if they please, let's see who stacks up to Thinkingabout Oct 2014 #21

She's got a lot of smelly baggage on that unstoppable train. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #25

Thoughtful and precise description of what could be, based on what has been... KJG52 Oct 2014 #29

+1000 JEB Oct 2014 #30

The full article is well worth the time required to read it. Thanks for posting. It KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #33

Anyone who has been paying attention knows who HRC's REAL friends are hifiguy Oct 2014 #36

The article fixates on "what if she doesn't run"... brooklynite Oct 2014 #39