Apparently, the 2018 Mid-term elections didn't show enough evidence that enough voters are fed up with the political landscape under Trump. 

Come November, I'm not expecting the same laziness of 2016. I'm expecting a higher voter turnout just because Trump needs to go.

-C!

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Nope, because I'm old enough to remember the elections of 2002 and 2004. 

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Relying on young voters to show up is a recipe for failure.  Young people will go to protests and rallies, but the mundane act of voting is not something they can be relied upon to do.

Here's an interesting interview with Rick Wilson, a former GOP strategist who hates Trump and has some good ideas on how to defeat him.  He is convinced Bernie would be the worst possible choice for nominee and that Republican oppo researchers are "salivating" at the idea of him getting the nomination.  Here's what he has to say about voter age:

Much is made of Biden's gaffes, but I think it's far worse when a candidate makes intentional statements that look bad, and then doubles down on them.  Bernie's comments about Castro have hurt him in must-win Florida, and there's lots of similar skeletons in his closet. 

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I'm old enough to remember that the stakes were very different then.... the tragedy of 9/11 left our country feeling very vulnerable for the first time in a LONG TIME and transformed George W. Bush into a wartime president with his approval ratings surging to near 90%.

The 2002 midterm elections were held just a year after the 9/11 attacks... so I believe those elections were heavily overshadowed by country's war on terror and impending war with Iraq... which might've given the GOP the edge they needed.

To put it simply... Trump is obviously not Bush (W., at least initially, had most of the country united against a clear threat, Trump does not.) ... and this GOP is clearly far removed from the GOP of the early 2000s.

Crazy things can STILL happen... but I hope that voters are ready for a change in leadership.

-C!

Note that I do not intend ANY of these observations as subjective; just factual (as I see them, granted) and what Trump's finks would use. This list is not inclusive, but pretty representative, I think.

Bernie is socialist and had a heart attack, and is even older than Trump.

Biden gets befuddled, has that harassment issue hanging over him, and is also older than Trump.

Warren, Harris, Gabbert and Klobachaur are all women, ad Warren is pretty caustic as well.

Harris and Booker are black.

Yang is oriental (born in Schenectady New York, how dare he.)

Buttegieg is too young and gay.

Bloomberg is an ex-Republican billionaire (although technically, I feel Trump is about as Republican as Bloomberg is Democratic.)

The ONLY factor that I don't see coming into play is the old white man card - because it applies to Trump as well.

None of these factors could possibly be used by a rational debater - so they're perfect for Trump. Kennedy was chastised for being Catholic; Reagan was attacked for being an actor; and Obama had something they didn't like. The latter two got RE-elected, and I believe Kennedy would have made a second term too.

This fight is an uphill battle, fighting Trump, blind loyalty, lassitude in Democratic voters, and elements that are not in the least prohibitive but which Joe Voter might well use to justify voting Trump again.

It's a hard fight, no matter WHO gets the nomination.

That is certainly not a good look for Biden... it's never a good idea to get testy and argumentative with a member of the general public, even if you suspect he's trying to trip you up with a loaded question.  At the same time, I do not agree this is indicative of some kind of mental deterioration due to age, as you seen to be suggesting.

Biden isn't my first choice (or even my fourth, out of the original pool of candidates). He has a lot of flaws, to put it mildly.  But I think he's a stronger general-election candidate than Bernie, so you vote the hand you're dealt.  Bernie can't win Florida, a must-win state, and he likely would cause down-ballot problems that would hurt any chances to regain the Senate.