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Re: Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate

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It's considered to be up to the voters to pick the best candidate.

The constitution has a lower limit on the age of the president, why not an upper limit?

It was written during a time when the average life expectancy of men was around 40.

Re: Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate

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Not going to happen, but I wonder how a mixed party ticket would do. Kamala (or whoever) + Mitt Romney as VP ? Has it ever been done? Would it work to attract the center/swing vote, or more likely to be a negative?

It would be more politically palatable to pick a Senator Joe Manchin or Governor Andy Beshear. In other words, a Democrat so moderate that they can win in the reddest of states

Re: Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate

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I'd prefer John Kasich over Romney, but a cross-party ticket is one of the few scenarios I can see actually getting me to the polls this time around.

Even if you don't want to vote for president or vice president, you should consider voting in the other elections in the other state/local elections.

I should have been more clear here. I will likely still cast a ballot but leave President empty. Above I meant that I wouldn't be voting for President if the options are Trump and Harris, but I should have clarified that.

Thanks for calling that out.

Re: Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate

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Is Gavin Newsome more likely as the Dem candidate now that the wealthiest members of the tech community got their preferred Republican VP candidate?

He did tick up after the debate, but now Kamala is heavily favored for the Democrats. https://www.realclearpolling.com/betting-odds/2024/president

Why is Obama (I assume Michelle?) in those odds (and, interestingly, at #3 right behind Kamala)? Has she ever indicated she might run?

Re: Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate

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How are the wars his fault? It shows how shallow some people's knowledge are if they can't see the problem with this argument...

Not his fault per se, but he certainly didn't help the Russia/Ukraine situation by pushing for Ukraine to join NATO. That was one of Russia's hot button issues and he wasn't exactly diplomatic about it.

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Putting politics aside … Why don’t they have an age limit on the president (or any elected office)? E.g., you must be younger than the average life expectancy (currently men: 73yo / female: 79) - while in office. https://www.ssa.gov/oact/STATS/table4c6.html

Airline pilots have a legally mandated retirement age of 65. Running the country seems like it's at least as mission-critical as flying a plane.

Air traffic controller here: we have a mandatory requirement age of 56.

Re: Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate

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post #603

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Airline pilots have a legally mandated retirement age of 65. Running the country seems like it's at least as mission-critical as flying a plane.

Air traffic controller here: we have a mandatory requirement age of 56.

That's gotta be a pretty well-studied number.
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