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Republicans want someone younger than Donald Trump as president: new poll

In a YouGov poll conducted between July 25-29, 59 percent of Republicans surveyed said they would prefer a president under the age of 75. Trump celebrated his 78th birthday in June. Forty percent said they had no preference, and just two percent said they would prefer a president over the age of 75.

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echo ,

Sorry repubs… you’re going to have to carry this non-viable fetus to term…

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

If the Dems get a reroll, I don’t see why the Repubs wouldn’t be allowed one, too.

Excited to see JD Vance at the top of the ticket. That should be fun.

DragonTypeWyvern , (edited )

They already had their convention in July. That’s why they shit themselves throwing a temper tantrum when the Dems switched, having made an assumption that the Dems wouldn’t just not nominate a sitting President.

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

They already had their convention in July.

Where they made their VP announcement, clearly without an iota of audience testing.

But nothing really stops Trump from withdrawing and ceding the nomination to his VP. Or dying, for that matter.

That’s why they shit themselves throwing a temper tantrum

I suspect that’s more just because Biden would have been easier to beat and they’re sore over not being able to coast to victory.

IamSparticles ,

I was going to suggest that they could just make Vance the candidate. I’m sure that will work out well for them.

HurlingDurling ,
@HurlingDurling@lemmy.world avatar

The Democrats still haven’t had their convention so they still can make whatever chabge they want. If Trump withdraws, the Republican party as a whole would be withdrawing because they already had their convention and chose their representative. Another Democrat can run against Kamala up until the convention, but once the Democratic party chooses their representative, they would also be locked in.

I_Fart_Glitter ,

The DNC and RNC aren’t legally bound by the rules they made for themselves. There have been lawsuits in the last 8 years that have established that. They can both do what ever the fuck they want as long as they don’t piss off the really big donors.

prole ,

But nothing really stops Trump from withdrawing and ceding the nomination to his VP. Or dying, for that matter.

Besides his crippling narcissism

echo ,

Because Dems only just now voted and elected Harris. At this point, they are also locked in. Repubs already felated, I mean elected, Cheeto…

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

Because Dems only just now voted and elected Harris.

I’m not sure what election you participated in, but my ballot listed Joe Biden at the top of the ticket.

At this point, they are also locked in

Nothing forces Trump to be president. He can quit any time he wants.

echo ,

I’m not sure what election you participated in, but my ballot listed Joe Biden at the top of the ticket.

So this is an opportunity for you to learn how it really works. Harris was just officially voted to be the Dem candidate and that will be official on Monday.

Nothing forces Trump to be president. He can quit any time he wants.

Oh, he could abort himself, but you know that’s never going to happen. The party is stuck with the weirdo until the election, otherwise.

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

Harris was just officially voted to be the Dem candidate

By whom? Which voter cast a ballot for Harris? Which state did she win?

echo ,

You need to learn how the process works… you’re being intentionally ignorant which is a form of stupidity.

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

You need to learn how the process works…

  • The process selects a candidate
  • The party ejects the candidate in place of a younger, more popular secondary

Me: “Republicans should do this, too”

Lemmy: ten zillion downvotes

Haters gonna hate.

captainlezbian ,

They can still have a spontaneous abortion. All they need is for old Donny boy to step down or otherwise become incapacitated

echo ,

He’s not going to step down, so it will have to be incapacitation which I fully support.

Ragnarok314159 ,

I don’t. He needs to lose and spend the rest of his life in prison, along with most of his children.

prole ,

Because they actively participated in the deification of Trump among their base, so they know that taking Trump off the ballot would split the party (possibly irreparably).

jwt ,

… would split the party (possibly irreparably)

Especially since it’s a near certainty that Trump would just continue his presidential bid (as a write-in independent if need be).

cupcakezealot ,
@cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

repubs had like 10 chances to jettison trump between dropping him from the party, washing their hands of him, supporting the investigations, and voting to impeach… and they rejected all of them to stand by him

doggle ,

Dems changed to Harris before actually nominating Biden.

Trump is already nominated. Changing at this point would be a much bigger problem for either side.

Even if they somehow did who would take his place? Vance has been very unpopular so far, and they’ve already had a full primary this cycle; we already know they don’t have anyone better than Trump.

Also it would make them hypocrites, not that they care.

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

Dems changed to Harris before actually nominating Biden.

Show me the election where Harris was at the top of the ballot.

Warl0k3 ,

Sooooo… what’s your point?

UnderpantsWeevil ,
@UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world avatar

Trump’s free to drop out and let Vance run for Prez

doggle ,

Almost a fair point; dems may not have rallied around Harris under other circumstances. But she’s only formally run one other time and that was four years ago and against a former VP (Biden). Not quite the same situation today.

Also the line you quoted doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the point you’re trying to make.

bluewing ,

A nomination does not mean that the republican party needs to back Trump. They could have simply chose someone else or even remove him from their ticket. It’s all in their control.

A primary is merely to check and see which way the political wind is blowing before the election. And nominations are not written in stone.

CaptDust ,

They’re allowed, but he needs convinced to step down.

crusa187 ,

The oldest and the orangest candidate ever - lots of people are saying it.

Thebeardedsinglemalt ,

This so what people are saying…what people are talking…look…Obama wasn’t a…if Obama was my age he would…sleepy Joe Biden would be rambling…not speaking in a coherent…oh boy biden…he has to be the worst…this is what people are saying…I’m probably the best orator out here today…the bestest because Obama Hussein and laffin kaMALA…sleepy Joe who stole the election…

crusa187 ,

💀 I think we can all agree, at least the best orator since Abraham Lincoln.

captainlezbian ,

I don’t think I’ve seen a weirder candidate myself. At least Johnson had the decency to grab his own genitals

billiam0202 ,

You know who would be a President under 75?

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d8eeb907-73d4-4e5c-94d4-fff14aec138c.jpeg

PriorityMotif ,
@PriorityMotif@lemmy.world avatar

I wish 60 years old didn’t seem so young.

Crikeste ,

She is 59, you misinformation spreading tankie.😡

theangryseal ,

She do look good for 59. Maybe I’m just getting old and old is looking younger, but if someone told me she was late 30s-mid 40s I would’ve believed it.

neidu2 ,

There’s a pretty good chance that US politics portraits are taken by well funded and skilled photographer(s)

theangryseal ,

Hmm. I’m sure there’s a phone video out there. BRB.

theangryseal ,

I’m back. Ok, yeah. Not 30s but I wouldn’t think someone was lying to me if they said 40s and that’s still pretty good.

Assman ,
@Assman@sh.itjust.works avatar

She is black, and I’m told it don’t crack

KillingTimeItself ,

smells like someone forgot the /s

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

Even if she serves 2 terms, she’d be younger at the end than Trump was when he started his first one!

Wogi ,

“No not like that”

-Republicans

cupcakezealot ,
@cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

i’d like to point out that she is 21 years older than stephen miller and stephen miller looks like this

nightmare fuelhttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Stephen_miller_june_2016_cropped_corrected.jpg

billiam0202 ,

That’s the shit thing about being pure evil. You age prematurely but live for fucking ever.

NormalPerson ,

see: Mitch McConnell

samus12345 ,
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar

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arin ,

Why younger? Why not someone smarter and, empathetic?

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Because Trump loves the poorly educated, has the best brain, and Ayn Rand said altruism is evil.

KillingTimeItself ,

because old is generally not where smart and empathetic comes from.

Also you start to get into the area of cognitive and physical decline to the point where you start falling over if you aren’t careful, or just cant really think as well anymore.

Usually someone that encompasses the traits you propose is going to be younger, 60’s probably.

Fades ,

They had their (MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY) chance(s)

qjkxbmwvz ,

Yeah, they had a proper primary unlike the Dems with the incumbent situation. No one to blame but themselves here.

My sympathy for the Republican party is immeasurable (as in, too small to measure).

teamevil ,

I’m sure he was but I I’m willing to explore the possibility that he knew he was going to step down but held back until the RNC. I’d be shocked if that was accidentally strategic

dumples ,

Trump can step down and not run. Biden did it. It’s all the rage right now

bradorsomething ,

I’m not quite a lib, but I’d still feel owned if he did, does that count?

qjkxbmwvz ,

Trump (recently) received the nomination from his party, while Biden dropped out before the DNC. I could be wrong but I think it’s a little more problematic for him to drop out, although perhaps that’s just related to RNC self-imposed rules and not any actual laws.

NotMyOldRedditName ,

IMO doesn’t matter whether they can or can’t, they already attacked Biden for doing it as if he actually was nominated, so that fully puts them into hypocrite land if they do.

But oh wait, they don’t give a fuck about that.

KillingTimeItself ,

republicans will immediately engage in cognitive dissonance if it means they can make a funny haha argument for something

recapitated ,

What’s the difference to the voter

HomerianSymphony ,

Upvoted for Riker meme.

fukurthumz420 ,

lol. they only like their strong man until he looks weak, which most old men do. in my perfect world, Kamala slaps him during a debate after he makes some dumb sexist remark. seeing him get bitch slapped by a woman would destroy his american tough guy image and guarantee his defeat.

Ragnarok314159 ,

I bet Putin has a lot of videos of Trump getting beat by a black woman.

the_frumious_bandersnatch ,

How many of them changed their minds when they were told that DJT is, in fact, over the age of 75?

nomous ,

2%

cupcakezealot ,
@cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

sorry you gotta carry it to term, republicans

Veneroso ,

And JD Vance!

CaptainHowdy ,

Best comment on Lemmy in months

rayyy ,

Tough Republicans. Your Dictator doesn’t care what you want. Suck it.

oxideseven ,

Who are the absolute muppets that want an older than 75 president!? Here I am hoping for laws limiting it to like 60 max…

DontRedditMyLemmy ,

They know Trump’s age and they want him. Frankly, I’m surprised it’s not a lot higher.

KnowledgeableNip ,

If you do not qualify for long term care insurance, maybe sit the presidency out.

perishthethought ,

There’s always a percentage who choose to troll the pollsters.

iamtrashman1312 ,

Lizardman’s Constant is 4%

mavu ,

It’s going to be hillarious to see them trying to get rid of him.
There is not enough popcorn on this continent for that.

Snowclone ,

Yeah that ‘‘everyone is cheating me’’ attitude is gonna be great when they have to deal with it.

Diplomjodler3 ,

They know perfectly well that they have nothing left without him.

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