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In reply to the discussion: Can we have a fresh face for 2020? [View all]Orrex
(67,028 posts)All proclamations about the "right way" to do it in 2020 must take this truth into consideration.
Beyond that, Sanders will be 79 on election day 2020. Older than any President ever to leave office. That's not being ageist; simply stating a fact.
The GOP and the media will hit this point nonstop during all of primary season and during the general election season. They will portray him as feeble and lacking in vitality, and "alternative" media will run endless stories about his failing health and will imply that he'll die during his first term.
I like almost all of what Sanders has to say (except, well, that stuff about attacking the Democratic party). However, the fact remains that he lost the primary. He lost the primary, and he's certainly not entitled to a "turn" simply because his supporters continue to believe in him and belief he should get one.