Bingo, gator! Then they wanted Hillary to be prez (if elected she would have been older than Reagan when he entered the WH). Then they told us to vote for Brandon (who entered the WH older than Reagan was when he left the WH).
Classic Reagan handling criticism of his age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RtXmnUe9s0
And Mondale knew at that moment, he was toast. Reagan had a horrible first debate with Mondale, and some feared he would blow it. That all ended right there.
The moment Mondale knew he lost