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delisen

(7,364 posts)
11. So you want to pass a law against Jamie Raskin running for re-election?
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 11:17 AM
Yesterday

One thing I have to say about Republicans, they rarely age-bash their candidates, office-holders, and voters. Why? They know they will lose voters.

A lot of women spend a disproportionate amount of time on familtly compared to men and enter politics at a later age than men. So you want to arbitrarily tell these women they have missed the boat and cannot serve as long as men no matter what their skillls? Should we have told Nancy Pelosi she had to quit at 60, no matter how effective she was at the time?

You want to break up one of the most effective Democratic movements in history? At the next Indivisable march grab a microphone and tell everyone over 60 that you thank them for their concern and work but don’t dare run for the House of Representatives.

I personally am disgusted by people who want me to vote the way they do but want to tell me I should not have the right to vote run for office, that I can be a follower but not a leader?

I think there are more productive avenues to improving representative democracy.

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I don't care which party you represent.....79 is too damn old. Your "your best if used by date" has expired. walkingman Yesterday #1
What then should the arbitrary cut-off age be? Torchlight Yesterday #2
IMO, it depends on their role.... walkingman Yesterday #4
Social Security Retirement Age JBTaurus83 Yesterday #6
A personal voting preference or as legislation you believe should be passed? Torchlight Yesterday #9
Just a personal preference JBTaurus83 Yesterday #10
So you want to pass a law against Jamie Raskin running for re-election? delisen Yesterday #11
I love Jamie Raskin - I think he would make a great Senator. walkingman Yesterday #28
I'm not offended. delisen 22 hrs ago #39
I say no one can start a term after age 72 Captain Zero 23 hrs ago #32
I'm fine with that. The age of Congress has gone way up the last 30yrs. Callie1979 23 hrs ago #33
Sounds serious Torchlight 22 hrs ago #41
65 and no lifetime pension. SS is just fine for politicians. Autumn 19 hrs ago #51
He's not running to actually serve in office, he's just running to siphon Dem votes. nt. SunSeeker Yesterday #3
Understood and sadly many people will fall for it because of his religious background. walkingman Yesterday #5
He's not likely to make it to the general election. pat_k 21 hrs ago #45
Cindy Burbank will defeat Forbes in the primary and then drop out... pat_k 21 hrs ago #44
The shit we have to go through to get around Republican cheating! SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #54
The more I looked at the problematic reporting on the Bill Forbes situation, the more pissed I got. pat_k 17 hrs ago #58
Ageism irks me but I'm not opposed to ... littlemissmartypants Yesterday #22
I'm 74. Have complete control of my faculties. OAITW r.2.0 15 hrs ago #61
I wouldn't be surprised to see more folks doing this - TBF Yesterday #7
In the end, he will probably hurt republicans more than he helps Renew Deal Yesterday #8
Particularly since he isn't likely to make it to the general election. pat_k 21 hrs ago #46
We've got the same thing going on in Fort Bend county, Texas primaries. nt Susan Calvin Yesterday #12
I have a very good friend that lives in Richmond and we talk multiple times a week. walkingman 4 hrs ago #69
I can explain Nehls in the House of Representatives as straight up gerrymandering. Susan Calvin 4 hrs ago #70
"as GOP plant", you mean as DINO. republianmushroom Yesterday #13
A good example. Blue Full Moon Yesterday #19
Fetterman is a pain in the a** when he goes on Fox and berates Democrats and supports war in Iran Mad_Machine76 22 hrs ago #34
I expect him to leave the Demcratic Party GoodRaisin 22 hrs ago #37
No, no, no. Read the reporting on this guy. He is way, way, WAY right of anything to be described as DINO. stopdiggin 15 hrs ago #59
Vet them all... ultralite001 Yesterday #14
The Raw Story article is VERY strange. It sounds to me that the party knew exactly what he was from go... pat_k 21 hrs ago #47
The Democratic Party had endorsed Osborn WELL before (over half a year) the late filings of stopdiggin 15 hrs ago #60
They knew what he was from the moment he filed. pat_k 14 hrs ago #63
Yeah. There was NEVER any 'confusion' on the part of anyone stopdiggin 14 hrs ago #64
We're going to see more of this swong19104 Yesterday #15
GOP is the party of deceit and lies AllyCat Yesterday #16
Typical Gee Oh Pee dirty trick blue-wave Yesterday #17
It all just proves how important it is that we stay alert. calimary Yesterday #18
Have you heard of Patricia Ann Cotham? littlemissmartypants Yesterday #23
No, I never heard of her blue-wave Yesterday #27
I think what she did should be criminal fraud. GoodRaisin 22 hrs ago #38
Something similar happened in TN Farmer-Rick Yesterday #20
It was 2012, Corker won re-election, defeating the RW plant Mark E. Clayton Celerity Yesterday #29
I happened to meet Larry Crim at a restaurant (I think it was before that election) 70sEraVet Yesterday #31
Thanks for fleshing that out Farmer-Rick 22 hrs ago #35
Your memory was pretty accurate TBF. Also, there is another strange twist to that election, in the Dem Primary. Celerity 22 hrs ago #42
Yes, she was the one I was making phone calls for Farmer-Rick 6 hrs ago #68
The plight of big money versus many small donors. Festivito Yesterday #21
No, they just get better at cheating Farmer-Rick Yesterday #24
Fetterman might as well be. nt Exp Yesterday #25
A pastor? Jeezus. Joinfortmill Yesterday #26
Yes, as is Sen. Raphael Warnock Polybius 18 hrs ago #53
Not sure, but I think you may have missed my point, which was this was shocking behavior for a 'pastor'. Joinfortmill 7 hrs ago #67
I did Polybius 2 hrs ago #72
Almost like not running a candidate was a mistake or something. quakerboy Yesterday #30
Geez Mad_Machine76 22 hrs ago #36
I dont think we should let any election go without fielding a candidate. quakerboy 4 hrs ago #71
Another Democrat DID file pat_k 20 hrs ago #49
it would have been a little bit silly to 'run' someone on the ticket, AFTER having endorsed another stopdiggin 14 hrs ago #65
Damn...Not good. I guess no other Democrat filed? Or they have already had their primaries etc... LeftInTX 22 hrs ago #40
Cindy Burbank filed to 1) defeat forbes, 2) drop out, 3) endorse Osborn pat_k 21 hrs ago #48
Thank you for the update.. LeftInTX 19 hrs ago #52
The more I looked at and thought about the reporting on Bill Forbes, the more pissed I got. pat_k 17 hrs ago #57
Forbes will face Cindy Burbank in the Democratic primary in May pat_k 22 hrs ago #43
Thanks for the update. progressoid 18 hrs ago #55
The shoddy reporting on it is exacerbating the problem pat_k 18 hrs ago #56
This thread reminds me of a guy from my youth... Pinback 20 hrs ago #50
And that's voter fraud - Pastor! Grins 14 hrs ago #62
As the good book timms139 7 hrs ago #66
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