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Originally Posted by Bruzilla  I would agree with you on that... and that he could use his age as effectively as Reagan did. But on the other side of that argument is McCain's performance on the campaign trail of late. It hasn't been getting a lot of media attention, but he's been making a lot of gaffes that Joe Lieberman has been giving him cover on. He's been confusing things, getting things wrong, etc. It may or may not be because of his age, my mom is pretty damn sharp at 75, but it plays into the stereotype. |
Yep. People only notice the senile old farts that screw up. There's no reason to notice an older person who still has their mental faculties.
The other flaw with my assumption is that his mother is still alive, so he may also live a lot longer.