President Joe Biden, now 80 years old and running for reelection, suggested during his 1972 U.S. Senate race that his 63-year-old opponent was too old to serve.
, suggested during his 1972 U.S. Senate race that his 63-year-old opponent was too old to serve.
CNN reported that advertisements for Biden in the local paper and on the radio used the line, “He understands what’s happening today,” and targeted the senator’s age by bringing up historical topics from his generation: One radio advertisement targeted Boggs as too focused on past threats from Russia, while ignoring domestic issues like crime.
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