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I actually think 50-60 would be ideal. Obama, in his mid-40s, was a relative political newcomer in 2008 (compared to other candidates, at least, not like Trump-style) and he made many missteps as a result. The ACA, for example, could have been far more broad. They didn’t need massive moderate support.
Of course, some people enter politics pretty young. By the time Maxwell Frost hits 45, for example, he might have 20 years in federal politics. It’s rare that we find people with so much experience at that age though.
I think the level of Republican stonewalling was historic for Obama, so to some degree it would've happened anyway, but I think he would've wisened up faster if he had more experience. It's a double edged sword.
The ACA passed by one vote after they stripped it down to make it more appealing.
The aca was much more broad, it initially included a single player option, but that was excluded by Joe Lieberman.
He threatened to kill the whole thing if single payer was included.
Lieberman then quit the Democratic party and now he's founding chairman of No Labels
Lieberman was also why Gore lost in 2000 since he was running as VP and was rotten back then too.
I forgot Lieberman was his running mate.
Don't forget about the Brooks Brothers Riot also, Roger Stone and eerily similar circumstances to January 6.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Brothers_riot