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Does anyone feel strange about a 77 year old man being put under this much stress? Politics aside, I would not wish a stressful job on any 77 year old regardle

Does anyone feel strange about a 77 year old man being put under this much stress? Politics aside, I would not wish a stressful job on any 77 year old regardless of their health and well being - there are biological realities to being a human. I don't know what motivates these decisions but it seems to me the people of his own party either don't care that there is a non-trivial chance he will die, or they think the glory of being president, even if compromised is worth dying for, or something else. All of the reasons I can come up with strike me as misguided - 'president' is not a mountain peak you reach with your dying breath, it is supposed to be a difficult job of serving others. If someone has a take on what his party/he is thinking that's other than 'winning is all that matters', I'd really like to know.

sosodev 6y ago
I don’t get the age concerns. He’s only 3 years older than Trump.
- MisterBastahrd 6y ago
  He's in vastly better physical condition than Trump, too.
- alexashka 6y ago
  What's Trump got to do with it? The question is whether or not you'd wish your 77 year old parent/grandparent to undertake 4 years of immense stress. If your answer is yes I would, I'd like to know why and what factors you consider worth the risk of dying of stress related illness. To be clear, this is not a job only select 70-year olds can do, this is a job many others want to do and I think if you ask any rational human being, a younger person would be better suited for.
  - sosodev 6y ago
    What’s your point exactly? Yes, somebody younger can do the job but Biden chose to run and the people voted for him.
mixmastamyk 6y ago
He knows what to do, and delegation is a thing as well. I will be very surprised if he runs for another term however.
bluecup 6y ago
The same can be said of Trump--he's 74 and obese, which I would say puts him and Biden at least around the same level of health. It would be re-assuring to have younger candidates, but you can't claim this is an issue for one candidate but not his heavy, three-years-junior opponent. At the end of the day as long as the president has the ability to choose competent advisors / cabinet member I think they'll be successful, and I definitely have more confidence in Biden's ability to do this.

sosodev 6y ago

I don’t get the age concerns. He’s only 3 years older than Trump.

MisterBastahrd 6y ago
He's in vastly better physical condition than Trump, too.
alexashka 6y ago
What's Trump got to do with it? The question is whether or not you'd wish your 77 year old parent/grandparent to undertake 4 years of immense stress. If your answer is yes I would, I'd like to know why and what factors you consider worth the risk of dying of stress related illness. To be clear, this is not a job only select 70-year olds can do, this is a job many others want to do and I think if you ask any rational human being, a younger person would be better suited for.
- sosodev 6y ago
  What’s your point exactly? Yes, somebody younger can do the job but Biden chose to run and the people voted for him.

mixmastamyk 6y ago

He knows what to do, and delegation is a thing as well. I will be very surprised if he runs for another term however.

bluecup 6y ago

The same can be said of Trump--he's 74 and obese, which I would say puts him and Biden at least around the same level of health. It would be re-assuring to have younger candidates, but you can't claim this is an issue for one candidate but not his heavy, three-years-junior opponent. At the end of the day as long as the president has the ability to choose competent advisors / cabinet member I think they'll be successful, and I definitely have more confidence in Biden's ability to do this.