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oberliner

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103. Yes

Sat Dec 2, 2017, 10:40 PM

Dec 2017

If one has been on this planet for 70 years one has a perspective that might elude someone who has only been on the planet for half as long.

I would agree that someone with dementia should not be a candidate. Most people in their 70s do not suffer from that condition.

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I am 71. We don't need people of my generation running in 2020. [View all] wasupaloopa Dec 2017 OP

As another older person I agree with you. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2017 #1

There's some dynamic up and coming candidates crazycatlady Dec 2017 #10

Keep 'em coming. They are the future of the party. brush Dec 2017 #59

Donate to a group called Run for Something crazycatlady Dec 2017 #62

Ok. brush Dec 2017 #67

I'll be 70 this month nocoincidences Dec 2017 #2

I turned 70 this Fall -- same thing. Started with Gene McCarthy in 1968...need some new folks... Hekate Dec 2017 #122

Don't run.... magicarpet Dec 2017 #3

70. K&R. n/t rzemanfl Dec 2017 #4

History always repeats itself. democratisphere Dec 2017 #5

So do post topics on DU.. LOL pangaia Dec 2017 #30

You've got a good point. democratisphere Dec 2017 #45

. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #55

'Sup Susan....? pangaia Dec 2017 #79

Love her so much. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #88

I am not quite that old. Yonnie3 Dec 2017 #6

Agree, candidates need a longer shelf life. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #7

I'm 65 and ITA. 50 Shades Of Blue Dec 2017 #8

I respectfully disagree. DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #9

Because people of my generation do not understand what life is like for younger people. wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #14

Yes there is a generational gap between baby boomers and DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #17

For me it is hard to relate without trying to wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #22

Ok DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #32

Im 66 and I strongly agree with the OP SCantiGOP Dec 2017 #40

Well thats the thing DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #57

We need someone who we're sure is going to be here after 4 years, in 2 years for that matter. brush Dec 2017 #66

So even if they had most of the things you wanted in a candidate DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #75

You might but a lot of people won't vote for someone who they think is too old. brush Dec 2017 #81

A lot of people voted for Bernie DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #87

Sorry, not buying that either. Neither was approaching 80. brush Dec 2017 #95

Well like I said I dont worry about age DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #130

It's our turn JustAnotherGen Dec 2017 #128

I agree with you and I am twice your age. airplaneman Dec 2017 #135

Yes DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #136

That could be said the same for the younger generation. LiberalFighter Dec 2017 #23

Very few candidates talk about issues that young people care about crazycatlady Dec 2017 #24

College affordability was in the 2004 Democratic platform... CBHagman Dec 2017 #116

Being in a platform and talking about it are different crazycatlady Dec 2017 #141

Age doesn't matter... leadership, vision, and inspiration are far more important. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2017 #65

Thats what I try to tell people but they say age matters DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #77

a candidates bdamomma Dec 2017 #112

Physically we don't have the energy required to lexington filly Dec 2017 #84

What are you talking about?! Haha DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #99

Age matters, for a few reasons (and I am 63). Chemisse Dec 2017 #91

Come on dude DangerousUrNot Dec 2017 #108

Agreed Mollyann Dec 2017 #11

With age comes experience oberliner Dec 2017 #12

Experience? rickyhall Dec 2017 #93

Yes oberliner Dec 2017 #103

I agree colsohlibgal Dec 2017 #13

I totally agree. Freedomofspeech Dec 2017 #15

I'm entering mid 60s and I agree with you. Jarqui Dec 2017 #16

Clinton looked great in Pasadena yesterday. signed books for 1200 people and chatted them up delisen Dec 2017 #38

I'm 73 and agree. NT enough Dec 2017 #18

I'm 72 and I absolutely agree. Our generation screwed it up, give to the next generation to fix. nt Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #19

For almost 75 years we have avoided having Nuclear War. delisen Dec 2017 #76

Thank you. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #124

78 and I agree, too. IphengeniaBlumgarten Dec 2017 #20

I'm 66 and agree. Let the elder statesmen mentor the younger ones. nt fierywoman Dec 2017 #21

Someone young new, not white, non Christian and progressive would be ideal. Tiggeroshii Dec 2017 #25

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #26

Early sixties matt819 Dec 2017 #27

I'm 74 and ready to run! If I could just remember where my car keys are... pangaia Dec 2017 #28

Sorry, Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #49

It's a 1,6,2,5 Scruffy1 Dec 2017 #74

. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #110

Something like this pangaia Dec 2017 #78

Next time I hear it, Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #90

I don't think age is an issue for us. Willie Pep Dec 2017 #29

In Birmingham, AL Skid Rogue Dec 2017 #31

Wahoo! Should I move there? nt Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #47

I'll let you know in a year from now... Skid Rogue Dec 2017 #52

Please do. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #107

This old lady wants new blood. Lunabell Dec 2017 #33

Sounds like a vampire call. n/t delisen Dec 2017 #61

I will happily support Liz Warren if she decides to run. Crunchy Frog Dec 2017 #34

Well I think a lot of older candidates are going to run. StevieM Dec 2017 #35

No Biden. No old guard. Please. nt Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #46

Yup, you're right. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #70

Everyone who wants to run is welcome to run. The voters will decide. StevieM Dec 2017 #83

I don't want anyone "disqualified" Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #92

This is hilarious Pris Dec 2017 #36

+ a million! lunamagica Dec 2017 #131

Amen to that! Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2017 #37

Looking forward to anyone wanting to test the waters. NCTraveler Dec 2017 #39

I'm 61 and I feel old LeftInTX Dec 2017 #41

Yeah, but.. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #60

Very true mshasta Dec 2017 #42

I can agree with all of the above. leanforward Dec 2017 #43

IMHO, it's not generational, per se. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #44

I am 69 years old and I absolutely agree. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #48

a decade or two younger? Pris Dec 2017 #51

Just because there are a lot of us old people who vote, PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #56

4 years ago I saw at my Alma Mater (Univ of Penn) a fascinating presentation about the Generations Pachamama Dec 2017 #50

or 2018. We need new younger leadership in the Party and in INdemo Dec 2017 #53

this 61 year old completely agrees! NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #54

Do we always need an out-group to dump on? I think we should delisen Dec 2017 #58

Good point. nt Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #97

If your ideas can build our future Tiggeroshii Dec 2017 #63

Way too generalized. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #64

I agree! Thanks for your OP!! nt USALiberal Dec 2017 #68

Amen... homegirl Dec 2017 #69

I like your ideas except for the age limit. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #100

58 and I totally agree. Atman Dec 2017 #71

I agree in part with what you said rpannier Dec 2017 #72

Mayor Eric Garcetti is the new blood we need. efhmc Dec 2017 #73

What city, please? Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #119

https://www.ericgarcetti.com/ efhmc Dec 2017 #132

Oh phooey. Can't afford it. :-( nt Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #143

I'm 67 and I think my generation is responsible for this mess. walkingman Dec 2017 #80

I'm 66 and we don't need people my age in government right now. 2018 I am voting for those under.... marble falls Dec 2017 #82

As a generalization, that is a good one. nt Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #94

I try not to generalize - I love Bernie and Elizebeth, but this is one time a generalization ... marble falls Dec 2017 #101

Yep. nt. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #104

I'm 60 and I agree. blueinredohio Dec 2017 #85

I think that the candidate with the best ideas and best reach should run Caliman73 Dec 2017 #86

Time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans--born in the late XXth century. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #89

71 here. Butterflylady Dec 2017 #96

Younger and squeaky clean. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #98

Depends on squeaky clean about what. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #102

How about honest and free of baggage? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #105

Oh, me too. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #109

In my sixties and totally agree with you. bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #106

I'm 65 and Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #117

Insurance companies know the cold hard truth bronxiteforever Dec 2017 #144

Yes, they know it statistically. Not individually. nt Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #145

since the 2016 election a friend who is on the dcc in our district has AllaN01Bear Dec 2017 #111

Yep, this is happening. Susan Calvin Dec 2017 #113

Pah. Its all about the brain and heart and passion Guilded Lilly Dec 2017 #114

Almost 69 years old... llmart Dec 2017 #115

I'm with you, upaloopa. "How terribly strange to be 70," indeed. I keep pointing out... Hekate Dec 2017 #118

I'm 82, and I agree. Thirties Child Dec 2017 #120

Age is an issue, but only part of the issue Sen. Walter Sobchak Dec 2017 #121

I'm only a few years behind you, and.... SergeStorms Dec 2017 #123

The older generation can offer their expertise by serving TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #125

Me, too Mz Pip Dec 2017 #126

I only half agree with you. Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #127

I'm 70 and I agree with you lillypaddle Dec 2017 #129

I am 69 and I agree 100% nt doc03 Dec 2017 #133

I'm 72 and agree. williesgirl Dec 2017 #134

Agreed (almost 69). It's not that we aren't totally capable, it's that the next generation Vinca Dec 2017 #137

Though I am against a set cut-off age and always up for exceptions, I agree in principle DFW Dec 2017 #138

so would you vote for a 70 year-old Dem if on the ballot? DrDan Dec 2017 #139

I have long felt that the generation to which I belong, baby boomers, have been irresponsible... NNadir Dec 2017 #140

I'm over 70 and agree with you completely! Time for candidates like Sen. Kamala Harris to lead party FreeStateDemocrat Dec 2017 #142

I just turned 71 today! skip fox Dec 2017 #146

I'm fifty MountCleaners Dec 2017 #147