July 31st Debate: Podium postions and Ages.

[bluewater]

Relative podium position and age of each candidate for the July 31st Democratic Primary Debate

__Candidate____Age____

Michael Bennet... 54
Kirsten Gillibrand 52
Julián Castro...... 44
Cory Booker...….. 50
Joe Biden……... 76 Current Frontrunner at center stage
Kamala Harris.... 54
Andrew Yang..... 44
Tulsi Gabbard.... 38
Jay Inslee...……. 68
Bill de Blasio..... 58

Looking at this lineup, it is incumbent on Joe Biden's to appear vigorous and ready for the challenges of serving as President since he will be directly compared to considerably younger candidates.

A specific individual's age and fitness are relevant factors in judging any candidate.

[Dennis Donovan]

1. This OP is offensive.

[liberal N proud]

2. Also most experienced

[Skya Rhen]

3. Which is why he is leading in all of the polls and will become our nominee and eventual President!

[DesertRat]

4. I wish that the front runners were all on the same debate stage. nt

[highplainsdem]

5. Awaiting your post on the July 30 debate and how incumbent it will be on Warren and Sanders to

appear vigorous, etc.

After all, there will be a 37-year-old rising star standing near them on the stage...

Editing to add that to the other side of Warren and Sanders will be a 46-year-old, O'Rourke.

And since both Buttigieg and O'Rourke look quite a bit younger than they are, and their actual ages are younger than Harris and Booker's ages, there's even more of an age contrast July 30 than July 31.

Aren't you concerned about that as well, since Warren's your preferred primary candidate?

FWIW, I think our older candidates will do just fine.

[bluewater]

6. Warren did look great in the first debate.

Sanders and Biden, not so much.

In the next debate, if any of the candidates in their 70's do not look as sharp as the younger candidates, they are in big trouble.

People will definitely be watching out for that.

[highplainsdem]

7. Disagree.

[bluewater]

8. "Biden's weak debate performance boosts other candidates"

Biden’s weak debate performance boosts other candidates
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/06/28/bidens-weak-debate-performance-boosts-other-candidates/

Joe Biden’s Faltering Debate Performance Raises Big Doubts About His Campaign
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/democratic-debate-2019-joe-bidens-faltering-performance-raises-big-doubts-about-his-campaign

Warren shines in first Democratic debate
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/450580-warren-shines-in-first-democratic-debate


Facts are stubborn things.

[ucrdem]

10. LOL, that says everything about the pundits and nothing about the debates, which I watched.

Facts my fanny.

[bluewater]

14. "which I watched"

Ah.

Got it.



The only problem for the Biden Campaign is a lot of other people watched that first debate too.

"But it’s not easy to find a thoughtful Democrat outside the Biden camp who sees an easy way for the former vice president to pull out of his free fall since his widely panned performance in the first debate."

https://www.wsj.com/articles/kamala-harris-is-now-the-candidate-to-beat-11563556667

[ucrdem]

9. Castro, Yang, and Gabbard could conceivably be called "young."

The rest are all middle-aged, including Booker and Harris. Sure they look great but so does Joe. And if they get into another food fight over busing I'm seriously going to re-consider my senator's fitness for her office.

[highplainsdem]

11. Good point. Booker and Harris are old enough to join AARP.

[ucrdem]

12. I bet they order the senior special at Denny's.

Who could resist?

[bluewater]

13. "Biden Poll Numbers Take Hit After Debate Performance"

Biden Poll Numbers Take Hit After Debate Performance
https://www.uspresidentialelectionnews.com/2019/07/biden-poll-numbers-take-hit-after-debate-performance/

Thanks for bumping the thread!