The Daily Populous Monday July 22nd, 2024 morning edition
Authored by newrepublic.com and submitted by ewzetf

What doesn’t get said enough—and here I agree with Team Biden’s whining about the press coverage—is that Trump and Biden are weak in some of the same ways. Trump is also really old! He also struggles to speak coherently and isn’t great on stairs! But “see, they’re both geriatric” was hardly an argument for why Biden should have remained in the race. In fact, it was the most compelling reason to put someone else, pretty much anyone else, atop the ticket. Against any other candidate, Trump’s diminishing abilities would be clear. His unpopularity would be overwhelming. He wouldn’t stand a chance.

Biden apparently came to realize this, and now Trump is the oldest presidential nominee in American history. What was the Democrats’ greatest liability—their nominee’s age—is now one of the many, many drags on the Republican ticket. Looking for a reason not to vote for Trump? You have several. At the end of his term, he will be older than Biden is now. He is a convicted felon. He is a fraudster. He has been found liable for sexual assault. He ran the most disorganized, incompetent presidential administration in American history. The risk of global conflict would skyrocket. He would reward autocrats and authoritarians of all stripes. He would use the presidency to enrich himself and his family. He is surrounded by right-wing ghouls. He is planning on deporting 10 million people. He is Donald Trump, for God’s sake. (How did we get here again?)

For a month, this case has been undermined by wholly legitimate concerns about Biden’s fitness for office. But there should be no concerns about Harris. She has been vice president for nearly four years and is more than capable of doing the job. As a campaigner, she can—and has, especially recently—make the case that Trump poses a unique threat to the country.

Feeling-Hall-2961 on July 21st, 2024 at 23:50 UTC »

He is certainly losing his mind having no media coverage after: 1) his attempted assassination and 2) the RNC. His campaign is certainly frightened by many things, but chief among them must be not being able to prepare for who is definitively running with her AND now being the old guy in the race. Which is it, Mr. Trump? Was Joe Biden too old to run but you, only four years younger, aren’t compared to VP Harris? I could go on about how many problems Trump just gained, but these are just some of the most salient right now. Trump isn’t toast, and he may very well respond to these issues in stride, but if he can fumble anything, it’s these next few months.

I’ll just reiterate, eight days ago, Trump was almost killed. The RNC concluded three days ago. No one is talking about either of those events tonight. If Trump hates anything more than his own children, it’s not having attention. And boy, he ain’t getting much attention tonight.

JustAnotherYouMe on July 21st, 2024 at 23:16 UTC »

I can't believe someone so old is running for President

shadowdra126 on July 21st, 2024 at 23:14 UTC »

always has been

He for sure is the oldest now