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Ping Tung

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

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Sun Feb 15, 2026, 08:32 PM

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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

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Sunday #38

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 21 hrs ago #39

"You're not connected directly to the immediate struggles that folks are going through." OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #40

Yes! Democrats need to completely overhaul their messaging. yardwork 21 hrs ago #41

MVP Harris is already stepping into the gap... PunkinPi 20 hrs ago #42