Voters thought the faltering president was too old, but allies looked the other way, advisers defended his abilities and the Democratic Party boxed out other candidates

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  • GhostalmediaEnglish
    21•2 months ago

    How?

    Well - he started old, and as one does, got older.

      • @ABCDE
        4•2 months ago

        This but seriously, as there is a high chance you’ll die at that age.

  • @[email protected]
    16•2 months ago

    This article is like 10 days old but feels like it’s about a year out of date already. What a whirlwind.

    • @Etterra
      12•2 months ago

      At least they pivoted before we got locked in with a horrible candidate. Unlike last time, Hilary.

      • @danc4498English
        3•2 months ago

        I truly believe this was calculated. It never would have happened if they didn’t schedule that debate so early. Imagine this happening mid September.

        • OsaErisXero
          6•2 months ago

          Calculated, but epically backfired. The point of the early debate was to nip all the ‘too old to run’ discourse in the bud, but it did precisely the opposite.

          • @danc4498English
            1•2 months ago

            I just think the opposite. I think the people in charge knew he shouldn’t run because of his age. There was a report that Obama and George Clooney had serious concerns after some fund raiser which led to Clooney writing that op ed after the debate.

            If he gave Obama and Clooney concerns, I guarantee there were more people before that that had concerns.

  • @solrize
    5•2 months ago

    Epic Miscalculation

    Maybe it was 11 dimensional chess.

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