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Topic subjectYou're usually so much more fact-based than this,Strav. I'm disappointed
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13355996, You're usually so much more fact-based than this,Strav. I'm disappointed
Posted by kfine, Thu Nov-14-19 06:26 PM
lol

>
>The man is younger than most of us.

Buttigieg's age is such a ridiculous non-factor. Especially in comparison to Boomer politicians who can barely understand/keep up with the systems they're supposed to be regulating. Not to mention, a lot of people may actually feel MORE comfortable with a younger more energetic candidate as opposed to an elderly candidate (INCLUDING elderly voters, who Buttigieg polls even better with than Sanders and Warren)

The last 2 Democratic presidents were in their 40s when first elected. The youngest ever Democratic presidents (JFK, Teddy Roosevelt) were only a few years older than Buttigieg would be if he assumed office. America's Founding Fathers were all like Buttigieg's age. And there's Heads of State/Government RIGHT NOW (France, NZ, Ireland, Ukraine) who assumed their post in their late 30s.

I really hate to see this trash age argument.

And his only electoral
>experience is running a city of 100,000 people. The man would
>get DESTROYED in a general election,

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2020/president/us/general_election_trump_vs_buttigieg-6872.html

and I would definitely
>not want him to be the president and shape the future of the
>Democratic party.
>

Have you ever even looked at his platform??