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Aussie105

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5. The older politicians are good at several things:

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 05:23 PM

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1. An addiction to perceived power and actual income.

2. Minimizing effort in their jobs.

3. Keeping young upstarts at bay.

Obama is one of the few smart enough to realize there is a point at which you have peaked and it is time to retire.
But few are.

There is a lower age limit for being in politics, why not an upper limit?

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Obama Says Democrats Need to Get Younger [View all] applegrove Sunday OP

He is very right. You need the younger in-touch folks. Srkdqltr Sunday #1

No shit. RockRaven Sunday #2

I would love to get younger. Easterncedar Sunday #3

Same here! greatauntoftriplets Sunday #7

Me three! QueerDuck Sunday #8

I don't go outside much. I don't get much sun. Fewer wrinkles. applegrove Sunday #13

Ha ha ha ha ha. LisaM Sunday #22

That's obviously deliberately bullshit framing iemanja Sunday #24

Yes, it is obvious MorbidButterflyTat Sunday #37

He's right about refreshing the pool of candidates and people in office but... Renew Deal Sunday #4

We can always keep losing iemanja Sunday #25

Not sure I get your point Renew Deal Sunday #29

The older politicians are good at several things: Aussie105 Sunday #5

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #6

👍🍷 QueerDuck Sunday #10

He's not a Democrat NewHendoLib Sunday #11

Interestingly, nearly everyone I knew who volunteered for Bernie was under 30. progressoid Sunday #12

So did my dentist, until moonscape Sunday #16

Bernie is one of the very few politicians who see how young people have been impacted by Autumn Sunday #17

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #28

No I don't think they would have voted for Yoda if given the chance. progressoid Sunday #35

Sanders is a political anomoly Renew Deal Sunday #30

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Bravo NewHendoLib Sunday #9

At last. Someone who sees what the party must do. Autumn Sunday #14

Maybe he can convince some of the older ones to step aside and the kids take over. progressoid Sunday #15

I agree some of the oldest need to step aside, imaginary girl Sunday #18

Please call Schumer. Intractable Sunday #19

It's painfully obvious awesomerwb1 Sunday #20

I wish some people in our government would learn that SunImp Sunday #21

The generational gap is bigger than I have ever seen it. LisaM Sunday #23

President Truman ITAL Sunday #26

HE IS CORRECT Skittles Sunday #27

I agree and good to hear Obama say what some have been saying but some here have missed the point Deuxcents Sunday #34

This short vid shows the problem. BidenRocks Sunday #31

"There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist except an old optimist." Mark Twain Ping Tung Sunday #32

As usual President Obama knows his shit kwolf68 Sunday #33

At 76, I'd Love To Get Younger! 😇 ColoringFool Sunday #36

The entire interview is well worth watching Martin Eden Yesterday #39

"You're not connected directly to the immediate struggles that folks are going through." OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #40

Yes! Democrats need to completely overhaul their messaging. yardwork Yesterday #41

MVP Harris is already stepping into the gap... PunkinPi Yesterday #42