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69. Like it or not this will be a big issue in this election

Reply to lees1975 (Original post)

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 01:00 PM

Mar 3

I will gladly vote for Biden even though I'm not ecstatic about having a president in his 80's. But as many of us have preached on here before, politics is about voting for for policy. The personality of the candidate draws in the middle people, the people who don't really understand how government works.

And that's what concerns me. Will the middle people vote for Biden? I think they will if Trump is the nominee. If Trump isn't the nominee, I'm not so sure.

There are other factors, such as the pro-choice vote, which has been very strong since Roe was overturned. Will that vote show up? I hope so.

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Is Biden too old for a second term? [View all] lees1975 Mar 3 OP

He's too young WA-03 Democrat Mar 3 #1

Was there a reason to ask this question to this audience? brooklynite Mar 3 #2

Polls are cheap and flawed. Let's just see what Democrats are thinking. lees1975 Mar 3 #5

DU isn't an accurate cross-section of the Democratic Party Sympthsical Mar 3 #6

How different is DU from the Pew demographics map? And how do you know? Did Earl G give you the data? ancianita Mar 3 #29

This is literally from yesterday Sympthsical Mar 3 #44

That's even higher than I thought. TwilightZone Mar 3 #50

Part of me feels Sympthsical Mar 3 #56

haha TwilightZone Mar 3 #61

I blame all the ads that nonmembers see. Qutzupalotl Mar 3 #62

One category? That overrides DU representativeness by race, education, and region demographics measured? ancianita Mar 3 #52

Yes. Sympthsical Mar 3 #53

Then yours is an insignificant distinction. In party platform, norms, party policies & party support of leadership, ancianita Mar 3 #63

"DU is representative of the national party" TwilightZone Mar 3 #64

DU has never been representative of the party as a whole or the real world. TwilightZone Mar 3 #58

Thanks for posting that PatSeg Mar 3 #60

As I commented there... Hekate Mar 3 #77

Over the 20+ years I've been here, there have been many DU polls. Most of us learn 2 things... Hekate Mar 3 #75

Yes, we do. ancianita Mar 3 #83

But people here aren't "Democrats". They're politically engaged Democratic activists. brooklynite Mar 3 #9

Of course. lees1975 Mar 3 #11

No. TwilightZone Mar 3 #24

Not all are Democrats. TwilightZone Mar 3 #19

This might break DU rules to answer/discuss Sympthsical Mar 3 #3

What's the alternative? DemocratSinceBirth Mar 3 #7

That's not the question being asked Sympthsical Mar 3 #10

Barring an Act of God he's going to be the nominee. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 3 #15

More or less my view on it Sympthsical Mar 3 #17

This needs to stop. NOW. We have serious other work to do and, as as far as I can tell, our president is doing it. CTyankee Mar 3 #82

+1 Celerity Mar 3 #27

The question being asked is whether DU believes the corporate hype or not. DU doesn't. ancianita Mar 3 #34

There's a difference between old and too old. TwilightZone Mar 3 #26

I don't think it would. lees1975 Mar 3 #8

I do not believe for a moment it is not meant as "bashing" for Biden or when directed toward anyone else. hlthe2b Mar 3 #22

"Too old" implies that he's not up for the job. TwilightZone Mar 3 #55

Exactly ThreeNoSeep Mar 3 #79

It'd be sad if we can't have a frank discussion about our own nominee Bucky Mar 4 #88

You sound like the New York Times. Earth-shine Mar 3 #4

Immaterial. He can do the job and he & Harris are all that stand between us and a Fascist take-over. hlthe2b Mar 3 #12

Exactly. sop Mar 3 #48

Jeez, Conjuay Mar 3 #13

I would say that many people view him as too old. TexasDem69 Mar 3 #14

That's exactly how I feel Tree Lady Mar 3 #85

Really??? Ferrets are Cool Mar 3 #16

I agree. SalamanderSleeps Mar 3 #28

What passes here is in no way indicative of what will pass elsewhere. cloudbase Mar 3 #18

Of course there are lots of possibilities, but this seems to be right at the top of the list of Biden's critics. lees1975 Mar 3 #20

Absolutely not. We have a younger reliable backup Emile Mar 3 #21

I chose PASS Tree-Hugger Mar 3 #23

Is his hair too red or blond to be President? Is he too tall or too short? Irrelevant. paleotn Mar 3 #25

Maybe instead of asking if Biden is too old ColinC Mar 3 #30

EXACTLY. BUT the NYT's "news" priority is to hit every Democratic incumbent first. ancianita Mar 3 #38

Responses to this question are just begging for alerts. former9thward Mar 3 #31

Yep. Flypaper. Sympthsical Mar 3 #47

are you bored this morning? niyad Mar 3 #32

If Biden is too old, so is TSK. Both were born in 1940s. iluvtennis Mar 3 #33

I really hate this ageism stuff when it comes to Biden. The question should be can he handle the job? ificandream Mar 3 #35

Is this too stupid a question for a serious poll? Aristus Mar 3 #36

No, he is not "too old". LuckyCharms Mar 3 #37

I'm not concerned about Biden's age. sop Mar 3 #39

Everyone should take a quiz about US and international matters. usonian Mar 3 #40

Thank you for posting this... Think. Again. Mar 3 #41

You got it. lees1975 Mar 3 #43

I feel like here I can be honest and say yes Biden is too old. He is very uninspiring when he speaks rainy Mar 3 #42

Irrelevant IMHO Kaleva Mar 3 #45

FFS, look at the people as old or older than him. We sinkingfeeling Mar 3 #46

The two Nobel Prize winners for Medicine that developed the mRNA technology used to save millions hlthe2b Mar 3 #54

Is Biden too old? A lot of young voters seem to think so. I think that they could be right , but there Autumn Mar 3 #49

Of course not. ismnotwasm Mar 3 #51

No. He would not have accomplished all that he has if he were younger. MaryMagdaline Mar 3 #57

There is no reason for this...Biden is the nominee period. Support Democrats. Demsrule86 Mar 3 #59

This is a fundamentally meaningless question EarlG Mar 3 #65

I think we lucked out & got a man whose age has brought wisdom & tremendous depth Hekate Mar 3 #84

I am curious about why you are parroting a very insidious reichwing niyad Mar 3 #66

You need a "HELL, NO" option........ lastlib Mar 3 #67

Would there be all of the hysteria about Biden's age if Kamala Harris was a white man? dlk Mar 3 #68

ooooh, good point! Lunabell Mar 3 #70

Like it or not this will be a big issue in this election Buckeyeblue Mar 3 #69

If Trump is the GOP nominee, then it will be less of an issue, given his age. lees1975 Mar 3 #86

Whose TEAM do you trust the most? jmbar2 Mar 3 #71

Hell, NO!!! liberalla Mar 3 #72

Biden is old, but the alternative is a guy who wants to declare himself dictator for life. Initech Mar 3 #73

President Biden is in far better physical condition compared to TFG LetMyPeopleVote Mar 3 #74

No RandySF Mar 3 #76

Perfect example as to why my opinion is: Polls are useless. LakeArenal Mar 3 #78

I think it makes no practical difference what my opinion is circumstantially TheKentuckian Mar 3 #80

Let me put it this way: I'd take Joe Biden of 2014 over Biden of 2024 anyday. SYFROYH Mar 3 #81

My feelings exactly Bucky Mar 4 #89

Kamala Harris' succession is the real threat behind this question. live love laugh Mar 4 #87

I don't even know what the hell that means. It's not the Olympics, he's not auditioning for the American betsuni Mar 4 #90