Susan J. Demas: Sorry, GOP. Nobody cares about Hillary Clinton's age _ Hillary Clinton Group post_

[OKNancy]

Me: The GOP isn't the only one yapping, as we here at DU know


Hey, there, hipsters. The Republican Party is where it's at, cuz Hillary Clinton is old, y'all.

As the 2016 presidential contest heats up in its predictably policy-free and horserace-heavy way, this seems to be the initial theme.

Republicans have a habit of nominating the next guy in line, who's often rather advanced in age -- see Ronald Reagan in 1980 (69), Bob Dole in 1996 (73) and John McCain in 2008 (71).

That's helped feed perception that the GOP (whose most consistent voting bloc is senior citizens) is out-of-touch.

So every even year, some Republican leader declares they'll be doing an unprecedented outreach to young and minority voters, which never really goes anywhere. The only way it's ever really a success is if said voters don't show up to vote at all, like in 2014.

But this time, Republicans may buck the fuddy-duddy nominating trend, unless they settle on Mitt Romney (67) again.

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Republicans clearly think they have a winning issue in harping about Hillary's age -- they won't stop yapping about it.


Link: http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/01/hillary_clinton_millennials_re.html

[OKNancy]

1. another good line from the article

Naturally, Republicans -- who have prayed for decades that Clinton would disappear (and take her liberal, feminist ideas with her) -- are hoping that voters will be similarly repulsed by her since she's now eligible for Social Security.

Sadly, they appear to be out of luck. Not even young voters care that Clinton will be 69 on election day, according to a Bloomberg News poll. Clinton actually fares better with 18-to-29 voters than those over 30.

[Thinkingabout]

2. She has left many many republicans in the dust, they are trying everything in their power to

discredit Hillary, it will only work if we the Democrats allow the GOP to discredit Hillary. I am Ready for Hillary. I deal with lots of seniors, am quiet impressed with their mental abilities, compared to the 80 and 90 year young I see, I am not worried about her age.

[Thinkingabout]

3. If Mitt Romney won in 2012 he would be 67 now, the same age as Hillary, and i would

Venture to say he would have run for a second term, and women has longer life expectancy so there you go GOP.