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Why? Because two candidates you don’t like happen to be old?
Because the risk of diseases and/or death is too high? Then what about 70 year olds? 65? Where is the threshold for a high BMI? What about smokers?
Too many gaffes? May I present Bush Jr? How old was he?
Not getting things done? Look at Moscow Mitch. Horrible person with a terrifying track record, but until his very recent sharp decline he absolutely and ruthlessly dominated his colleagues.
IMHO that age debate is stupid and dangerous. It’s a watercooler talk- and news media-fest of superficiality.
Shouldn’t the candidates track record, their plans and their character be much, much more important? Yet their age has been obstructing the public debate for months now.
Well, science disagrees with you
The mental effects of aging are well documented and while they happen at different rates, by 80 it's happening to everyone.
Some of us still believe in science. Not enough. But some of us do
Different rates and different starting points can lead to very different outcomes at the same age.
Some of us still believe in math 😉
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7153285/