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In a YouGov poll conducted between July 25-29, 59 percent of Republicans surveyed said they would prefer a president under the age of 75. Trump celebrated his 78th birthday in June. Forty percent said they had no preference, and just two percent said they would prefer a president over the age of 75.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

sorry you gotta carry it to term, republicans

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Nope, should've thought about that before getting in bed with him. Now they have to carry him to term.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think they see how dropping Biden has significantly benefited the Democrats and hope the same would happen for then if they dropped Trump.

The problem for them with that is that Trump will never willingly step down. Unlike Biden he's in it for himself and has everything to lose its he doesn't win. This would also be guaranteed to result in crippling infighting in the party and with Trump trying to go independent.

The Republican party is f'ed. That's what you get for selecting a selfish lunatic to lead it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It's only f'ed if they lose (and don't steal the election). So get out to vote everyone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (16 children)

Sorry repubs... you're going to have to carry this non-viable fetus to term...

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Trump can step down and not run. Biden did it. It's all the rage right now

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"So, Nicki Haley?"

[suddenly all the Trumpets cast their vote for an over-75 primary presidential candidate]

It's just empty hand-wringing.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Tulsi Gabbard would have my vote

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You know who would be a President under 75?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Even if she serves 2 terms, she'd be younger at the end than Trump was when he started his first one!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wish 60 years old didn't seem so young.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She is 59, you misinformation spreading tankie.😡

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

She do look good for 59. Maybe I’m just getting old and old is looking younger, but if someone told me she was late 30s-mid 40s I would’ve believed it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

She is black, and I'm told it don't crack

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (9 children)

Short of a major heart attack, Trump isn’t giving up one iota of power. Really helps to draw a contrast between the parties, where one guy is willing to step down and the other is prepared to crash the plane with us all in it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He knows if he isn't elected, he's going to prison.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

one guy is willing to step down

81 year old man dogpilled by his party during a possibly fatal respiratory illness.

Don't give Biden too much credit here.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

oh no, if they get rid of trump, and replace him with someone else that would be a subversion of democracy!!!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Totally ending democracy. Which is bad. Trump said HE would end Democracy, which is good. But the Democrats sound like Democracy. which is bad, but "ending Democracy" is a way you can attack democrats, which is good. But Trump said he would be ending democracy, which is good. But we can eat ice cream, which is good, but we're out and only have frozen yogurt, which is bad, but we have crushed up cookies and sprinkles, which is good. But the cookies have arsenic in them. Which is bad. But they are sugar free, which is bad, unless you have diabetes, which is also bad, you don't have diabetes, which is good, but you have PRE diabetes, which is bad, but you can get out of work for extra doctors visits, which is good, but you have to pay the co-pay. Which is bad. But your wallet is old leather and smells like your grandpa, which is good. But your grandpa died 14 years ago, which is bittersweet, and a touch melancholy.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

im not reading all that, good for you, or bad, idk

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You're missing out on some giggles, friend. Well, it made me giggle reading it out loud.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lazy satire is generally not very funny. Mostly because politics has already satirized itself, and is inherently funny.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Speaking in the first person is better than generalizing, but ok.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

unsure where we started generalizing, the generalization already happened, and you missed out on that meeting unfortunately.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Really? Where? Let's not start with the passive-aggressive tones. I'd ask what rubbed you off the wrong way but I'd rather we stop if we're going down that path.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

its mostly a shitpost, the generalization happened in my head with the formation of that joke.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's going to be hillarious to see them trying to get rid of him.
There is not enough popcorn on this continent for that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

They know perfectly well that they have nothing left without him.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This really just shows the flaw in surveys like this. There is someone running who is younger, and they aren't going to vote for her. They wish TRUMP was younger.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

That isn’t a logical disconnect. I wanted someone younger than Biden, but I wasn’t going to vote for Kennedy or Trump.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago

Upvoted for Riker meme.

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