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gulliver

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22. I go exclusively by quality

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 12:29 PM

10 hrs ago

For me, a good candidate needs high intelligence, broad knowledge, a minimum threshold of experience, a track record, and enough charisma to lead.

People who are merely young, fiery, or attractive are fool's gold. I don't shop for leaders on Temu.

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80 years old is too old to be President? [View all] kentuck 16 hrs ago OP

i'm almost there rampartd 16 hrs ago #1

Yet some perform well into their 90s bucolic_frolic 16 hrs ago #2

I'm sure the stress of the job may also take a toll... kentuck 16 hrs ago #3

Agree, it takes order and mental discipline for longevity in positions of power or responsibility bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #4

I've always said NJCher 15 hrs ago #6

Yes, I've often envisioned him without money PatSeg 13 hrs ago #13

Someone else has envisioned Trump without money DBoon 49 min ago #32

Back in 2015 someone made a youtube of Trump if he were born without $$ IrishAfricanAmerican 11 hrs ago #17

Ronald Reagan did not find it stressful at all. delisen 13 hrs ago #10

JFK became a Senator at the age of 36 Kaleva 13 hrs ago #12

It's one thing to be able to discuss complexities at age 80. NH Ethylene 2 hrs ago #27

There should be age limits for members of Congress as well. ProudMNDemocrat 15 hrs ago #5

I have no problem with older representatives. delisen 14 hrs ago #8

It is ageism. delisen 14 hrs ago #7

That's very true. NH Ethylene 2 hrs ago #29

It is demanding for anyone--especially one not physically and mentally fit... hlthe2b 14 hrs ago #9

Commercial airline pilots have to retire at 65 Grim Chieftain 13 hrs ago #11

I'll turn 80 next year... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #14

*SNORT* Skittles 2 hrs ago #26

How many 80 year olds do you see daily delisen 13 hrs ago #15

Agreed. It's simply biology not ageism. paleotn 12 hrs ago #16

I agree with the premise of your post. Tom Rinaldo 10 hrs ago #21

I feel the same.... paleotn 3 hrs ago #24

It's never ideal. Energy levels decline at the very least. A few can pull it off though and wisdom helps Tom Rinaldo 11 hrs ago #18

A 92 year old (Grassley) is fourth in line for the presidency question everything 11 hrs ago #19

If an existential emergency breaks out during nap time... Swede 10 hrs ago #20

I go exclusively by quality gulliver 10 hrs ago #22

Trump has always been mentally and morally unfit. Regarding ageism... Martin Eden 10 hrs ago #23

Yes, in many, if not most, cases. I will never vote for an 80+ yo in a POTUS primary. Celerity 2 hrs ago #25

Trump earlier thought that 80 was too old. Then he changed his mind when Biden dropped out. Norrrm 2 hrs ago #28

I don't know about this. Morbius 2 hrs ago #30

It is not ageist say that Inkey 1 hr ago #31

When you start talking about standing in the water with a battery Submariner 16 min ago #33