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kenfrequed

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40. He seems cagey enough to me

Tue May 26, 2015, 12:28 PM

May 2015

Mentally he seems fairly cagey and intelligent and physically he seems fit for his age. Do we really want to bring up his age as a negative here?

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Sanders will be 75 years old on election day 2016. [View all] Renew Deal May 2015 OP

Ageism is unbecoming. phil89 May 2015 #1

Not in presidential politics. Renew Deal May 2015 #4

You weren't here in 2008. onenote May 2015 #11

True gollygee May 2015 #13

"Get off my lawn" was another popular refrain... brooklynite May 2015 #20

nothing wrong at all to say he and Hillary are old enough to be out-of-touch snooper2 May 2015 #14

Sanders to some degree has taken Hillary off the hook for the age issue. Renew Deal May 2015 #19

I don't know. I'm a 37 y/o female and I don't think either Hillary or Bernie are old and out of touch. a la izquierda May 2015 #23

Do you think it was not discussed with McCain? yeoman6987 May 2015 #39

I would take great care to look at his VP choice. TreasonousBastard May 2015 #2

who would you like to see him choose for veep? I think he will choose Hillary but, I am not worried Hiraeth May 2015 #26

Why on earth would he choose Hillary? Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #33

I could be wrong but, I think he and Hillary have already had a private conversation about all this. Hiraeth May 2015 #38

if we do not respect and honor our elders reddread May 2015 #3

What then, is the relevant and specific age at which you believe candidates LanternWaste May 2015 #5

That's a good question Renew Deal May 2015 #7

I'll perceive at his age as simply another non-issue. LanternWaste May 2015 #12

65? treestar May 2015 #8

If his health is good treestar May 2015 #6

The latest pope was selected at age 73. Renew Deal May 2015 #9

Is this all you got? onecaliberal May 2015 #10

Reagan seemed older than Bernie Greybnk48 May 2015 #15

I agree, though I think we remember 77 year old Reagan. Renew Deal May 2015 #18

Reagan was out in the poppies at 50. Enabled by his cabal. By the time it was getting obvious LuckyLib May 2015 #24

What a nice birthday present being elected would be. TheCowsCameHome May 2015 #16

fair question. he will have to address it. cali May 2015 #17

I imagine his VP pick will be considerably younger. nt sufrommich May 2015 #21

Who do you think? Agschmid May 2015 #25

I honestly don't have a clue. I would guess someone sufrommich May 2015 #27

I think that midwest/south would balance the ticket. Agschmid May 2015 #30

I think our lack of democratic governorships sufrommich May 2015 #34

There are NONE south of Mason/Dixon so I have no idea! Agschmid May 2015 #37

I don't think his age is a problem, but.... JaneyVee May 2015 #22

And he could live to be 96 JustAnotherGen May 2015 #28

Happy Birthday Bernie Sanders! CountAllVotes May 2015 #29

Age specific life expectancy -- rogerashton May 2015 #31

Good rebuttal. nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN May 2015 #36

so . . . almost as old as Hilary ChairmanAgnostic May 2015 #32

i don't care if he's 100!! I will choose old over sellouts any day! TheNutcracker May 2015 #35

He seems cagey enough to me kenfrequed May 2015 #40

which is why he needs to run with Elizabeth Warren. grasswire May 2015 #41

How did JFK address concerns about his age? Tierra_y_Libertad May 2015 #42

People elected Ronald Reagan despite his old age. bobjacksonk2832 May 2015 #43

And yet his movement connects with voters of all ages... 99Forever May 2015 #44