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Misandrist Duck posted:Joe Biden has been joking the last few days about running in 2016. He will be 73, which I think would make him as old as Reagan in 1984. I honestly hope that Biden has the sense not to run. I love Biden, I think he would be a great president, but running as a 74 year old is begging the right to pit him against a young guy and make the inevitable "heartbeat away" comparison that we did to Dole and McCain. Unless we are riding on a serious enthusiasm wave in 2016, I could see it costing us the election. Hilary won't exactly be a spring chicken at 69, but I think her age would instantly be less of a liability. She'd also be able to run with the momentum of being the first woman to take the office of president, which might get a lot of people out to the polls who were otherwise not enthusiastic about running.
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Antti posted:I had to check and Jenna Bush would actually turn 35 on November 25th 2016 so she'd be constitutionally eligible by Inauguration Day. Joke scenarios aside, Jenna Bush is mostly liberal and it's exceedingly unlikely, if she ever took office, that she would run as a republican all family tradition aside. Her personal politics seem to be entirely focused on education, so I think she is more likely to stick with activism than to ever get into politics anyway.
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SHINEBLOCKA posted:Do ya'll really buy that Christie is "too fat?" I'd love to pretend we're in a country where that doesn't matter, but I don't believe it at all. Having a deficiency like that - just like being "too old" - is just asking your opponents to attack you for it. Hell, the right tried, more than once, to attack the Obamas for being "too black". serewit posted:Gillibrand is very popular, but I think she's too young and has too little name recognition for top of the ticket. I'd keep an eye on her for VP, though. Clinton/Gillibrand would be a ticket I'd love to see.
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Nov 7, 2012 22:22
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That DICK! posted:Who could forget when Clinton was being inaugurated standing beside his bombshell wife, 25-year-old Hillary Clinton. They meant "president # 45", as in "the president that comes after the 44th"
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Nov 7, 2012 22:37
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Pleasant Friend posted:What's the prospect for a celebrity candidate to attempt a run? Someone like Oprah Winfrey has the money and name recognition I imagine to make a legitimate challenge if they wanted to run. Realistically, a celebrity candidate who didn't get into politics independently is unlikely to ever get a serious bid at the office of President. I think the closest we've had to a real celebrity president other than war heroes was Reagan, and Reagan had spent years in politics independent of being a cowboy actor.
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Nov 8, 2012 17:33
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Ammat The Ankh posted:I imagine that if Clinton runs Biden won't. There's only room for one older statesman from the current Whitehouse, and Hillary's got the edge in fundraising, age (She'd be inaugurated at 69, tied with Reagan, while Biden would be 74), and perceived capability (the media treats her with the seriousness she deserves, while Biden is portrayed as a gibbering gaffe machine). If he does run, Hillary would win out anyway. This is exactly how I feel. I love uncle Joe, but I think his age is an unfortunate liability and I don't think he has the presence that Clinton has. Hilary is the kind of candidate that even the right would have to respect for her experience in executive leadership
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Nuclearmonkee posted:First dude is enough. He needs to the cookie contest and all of the other stupid homemaker first lady traditions too. What would we call that, anyway? First Sir? First Guy? First Lord? "First husband" or "first spouse" sounds so awkward!
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