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Non-paywall link: 12ft.io/https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-mock-donald-trump-as-too-old-to-runlike-he-did-to-joe-biden?ref=home?ref=home

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[-] VanillaBean@lemmy.world 259 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Because he IS too old. Biden did the right thing. Selflessly put the country before himself and listened to his party. I don't think Trump would ever have enough morals or integrity to do that in a million years unfortunately. So we'll have to beat the old loon and his band of circus freaks at the polls, again.

[-] superb@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 3 months ago

Biden was never supposed to run for a second term, and then dragged his feet until the very last minute. The selfless thing would’ve been to step aside for someone younger before the race began

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 134 points 3 months ago

Trump doesn't care about the responsibility of being president. He likes the power and prestige of it.

[-] AreaKode@lemmy.world 40 points 3 months ago

But I don't want real power, because with real power comes real responsibility, and I don't want any of that shit.

I just want the money.

And the illusion of power.

And puss.

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[-] takeda@lemmy.world 33 points 3 months ago

Not just that, this is his ticket to stop all the criminal trials.

[-] Geobloke@lemm.ee 23 points 3 months ago

He does, but only because it's either be President or go to jail

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[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 113 points 3 months ago

“The first party to retire its 80-year old candidate is going to be the one who wins this election.”

— Nikki Haley, in January.

BTW, I think it would be good for Dems to always call Trump 80. It will be a good irritation for Republicans

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

I've been getting down voted for saying it for a year...

But yeah, trump doesn't stand a fucking chance now. Also, this is probably the only way to get people excited about Kamala.

2028 better be a real primary or we just kicked the can down the road.

[-] Wilzax@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

You know it will probably be either the Harris reelection effort, or no election due to complications from Trumpitis

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[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 102 points 3 months ago

He's old as fuck and shits his diapers on stage

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[-] pjwestin@lemmy.world 101 points 3 months ago

Yeah, these ads almost write themselves. Show clips of right-wingers describing Biden as old and senile, then splice in clips of Trump rambling incoherently. The entire Trump campaign has been built around attacking Biden, so there will probably be a lot of tangential benefits of switching to Harris.

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[-] InternetUser2012@lemmy.today 78 points 3 months ago

The racist rapist, Dementia Don with 34 felonies needs to drop out, he's too old and can't even complete a coherent sentence.

[-] ZombieGary@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

He can’t even complete his prison sentences.

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[-] Delusional@lemmy.world 69 points 3 months ago

He's always been too old to run. It's completely ridiculous that he would go after his opponent for something that he is as well without a hint of irony.

He could shame others for having a pot on their head while he has multiple pots on his head and his voters wouldn't be able to see the farce.

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[-] vga@sopuli.xyz 65 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

He totally is too old, though. Bill Clinton is younger than him.

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[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 65 points 3 months ago

Well, many people are saying it, not just Democrats. Just the other day, the biggest manliest Republican ran up to me with tears streaming down his face, and he fell on his knees, and he said "Sir, sir! Our orange god-emperor is actually very very old and in obvious mental decline! He needs to drop out right now!"

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago

Very good people, the best people.

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[-] 242@lemmy.cafe 57 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Like CNN is ever going to mention trumps age or any doubts about his mental capacity. They were bought out years ago.

If you ever hear a right winger whine about CNN smack them in the face for being so ungrateful. They carry trump water all day, every day.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago

Shit, NPR made a noticeable shift rightward during (and since) Trump's presidency due to some perception of having a liberal bias for simply stating the factual news.

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[-] ResoluteCatnap@lemmy.ml 49 points 3 months ago

We just need a maximum age for running for president. Id like my president's to be of a normal working age. If you're going to be over 65 by the end of the term then that's too old imo since they would be older than 5/6 of the population.

[-] Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee 27 points 3 months ago

Kamala would be over 65 by term 2's end. I think 70 is a good number but honestly I overwhelmingly agree with the sentiment. Make the max age lower and the right candidates will "magically" appear. The pecking order today sadly includes people in their 60s and 70s because we almost never elect different people for house/senate.

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[-] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 45 points 3 months ago

If there's anyway to convince him not to run that'd be wonderful. There are many Maga folks that emulate him but I don't think they're nearly as likely to be able to actually pull off a coup.

Granted, it's a fucking long shot that he'd listen to anyone.

[-] i_stole_ur_taco@lemmy.ca 38 points 3 months ago

Trump only listens to people who tell him what he wants to hear.

How do you remove a cult leader like that?

[-] remotedev@lemmy.ca 39 points 3 months ago
[-] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Convicted felon, didn't get cuffs

Got shot, still grifting.

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[-] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago

Finally! The dems are going low!

[-] mightyfoolish@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I kind of fear what comes next after Trump (he is old and I can't imagine him serving a full term).

  1. Can Trump transfer his cult to a successor with a mere endorsement and forever continue a cycle of scrambling to vote for this "last" democrat.
  2. His cult fizzles out and the Republican party splits support over multiple candidates.
  3. A person like DeSantis (less of a narcisstic idiot and more a true representive of Republican hatred) takes over and is worse than Trump.
[-] Riccosuave@lemmy.world 45 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

He will never willingly let go of his control over his base. Trump doesn't give a single fuck about the MAGA movement beyond the fact that it is his own personal army of zombie sycophants.

His followers may be dogmatic about MAGA, but I can assure you that Trump himself is not. If he dropped dead tomorrow MAGA would instantaneously begin fizzling out, and it would fracture the Republican party.

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[-] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 3 months ago

Based on what my true-crime cult obsessed friend has said on the matter, option 2 is probably the most likely; though the party at large will always rally behind whoever the nominee is, because that's how Republicans operate.

DeSantis already tried to court the cult of Trump, and he failed because these cults of personality are entirely fixed around their leader. As my buddy described it, it's not like a hydra where you can cut the head off and the cult keeps going. Once the leader is gone, they fizzle out. Even in the case of endorsing a successor, I can't imagine the group having the same kind of following for the same reason - without Trump, the Flavor-Aid sours. There will be new leaders, but they'll have to work to sway the core voters in the way that Trump has. And the Flavor-Aid is a perfect metaphor, because Trump sounds exactly like Jim Jones according to my friend.

[-] ZeroTemp@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

This is the first time in the wild that I have seen someone correctly mention "Flavor-Aid" instead of "Kool-Aid" in reference to Jim Jones.

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[-] frezik@midwest.social 16 points 3 months ago

Cults of personality are never quite the same once the big personality passes. They tend to fragment, shrink, or otherwise fade away. Members may join other high control organizations, but they won't be united.

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[-] archomrade@midwest.social 33 points 3 months ago

Say whatever you want about the advisability of Biden dropping out, it is going to make the best fucking content.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

Real leftist unity right here. Either way it's gonna be 10 times more interesting than biden vs trump.

[-] Cerbero@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

Can someone please lift the interesting curse. Can we have boring back?

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[-] Loce@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago
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[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago

Bitch so old he interned for Mussolini.

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[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago

Not just Dems saying it. Everyone is saying it.

[-] madcaesar@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

Many people are saying it! 👐 The best people 👋 they come up to me ☝️and say, they say 👐 Mr Mad Caesar, 🤚with tears in their eyes, Mr Caesar, Trump 🍊 is just too old to be president! 👐

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[-] ImpressiveEssay@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

Oh.. it's mocking when Dems do it..

Why isn't it just behavioural parity?

Are both sides not allowed to behave the same? Be equal?

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[-] Draegur@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago

Turnabout is fair play :3

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