Democratic Primaries

Recursion

(56,582 posts) Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:49 PM Feb 2020

Buttigieg could run in 2056 and still be younger than Biden, Bloomberg, Trump, and Sanders are now

He could run in 2060 and be younger than Sanders and Bloomberg.

FWIW my friends here in Europe find it really odd that Americans seem to prefer old Presidents. PMs in Europe are usually in their 30s and 40s, maybe unity coalition elder statesmen in their 50s. But it's considered a younger politician's job. I think there's something to that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Buttigieg could run in 2056 and still be younger than Biden, Bloomberg, Trump, and Sanders are now (Original Post) Recursion Feb 2020 OP

Lol nt Fresh_Start Feb 2020 #1

They have different structures of government, with different levels of power for the executive. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #2

To be fair Clinton was the longest serving current Governor when he ran dsc Feb 2020 #5

That is all true. BusyBeingBest Feb 2020 #6

? someone like Biden is running on his long record and experience that's not something bad lunasun Feb 2020 #3

Ok, it shouldn't but that made me laugh ismnotwasm Feb 2020 #4

Fresh_Start

(11,330 posts)

1. Lol nt

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:50 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

BusyBeingBest

(8,055 posts)

2. They have different structures of government, with different levels of power for the executive.

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 03:53 PM

Feb 2020

President here is very powerful, which seems to lend itself to older and more accomplished people. I'm just guessing this as a reason. JFK and Obama and Bill Clinton pushed the envelope of "young" in their 40's.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

dsc

(52,164 posts)

5. To be fair Clinton was the longest serving current Governor when he ran

Reply to BusyBeingBest (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:40 PM

Feb 2020

79-81 and then 83 - 92. He was hardly just some 40 year old. Also Kennedy was not much younger than Nixon. Kennedy was born in 17 while Nixon was born in 13.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

BusyBeingBest

(8,055 posts)

6. That is all true.

Reply to dsc (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:53 PM

Feb 2020

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

3. ? someone like Biden is running on his long record and experience that's not something bad

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Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:12 PM

Feb 2020

Wouldn’t that have some benefits ?
I was watching a music concert that sanders had on YouTube and in the side box you see the donations coming in with comments and I was very surprised to see comments like We love our elders, Wise old one thank you for leading us etc.
Uncle Joe Uncle Bernie stuff like that I don’t think it’s bad thing to be old and some younger may not be uncomfortable with it either looking more for direction from them
I not sure if it’s still the case but when Pete started out he was trending more with voters much older than himself not people his own age
Grumpy old trump won how old was Clinton ? I’ll just say not young
Of course bush the son and Obama were not seniors so not a trend in US either way really imo

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

ismnotwasm

(41,995 posts)

4. Ok, it shouldn't but that made me laugh

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Sat Feb 15, 2020, 04:18 PM

Feb 2020

Truth though

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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