and the continuing ageism--sometimes from those who although decades younger, have "deficiencies" of their own.
Yes, no one who saw the debate could not have had a visceral reaction and some such visual and very public episodes just don't allow for a "recovery of assessment." Relief is a good group adjective. But, so too is realism and respect. During that period there was a good bit of the former and all too little of the latter--once the media latched onto what they were being "anonymously" fed (for Biden's "own good," of course. 
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Still, some of that ugly ageism and the failure to look at the individual, rather than the number--remains in discussions--even on this board with re: to potential VP picks. If there is lingering anger--that is it... not that we now have a vibrant, first-ever woman POC running on our behalf. I can't imagine many WOULD NOT get behind that--no matter their age (except for those harboring the worst misogynistic and/or racist attitudes--something we, fortunately, aren't seeing much)
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