2 old guys? Of the last ten presidents, only two were less than 54 when they were elected - JFK and Bill Clinton. Of course, Clinton’s second co-presidency would start when he is 61.5...oops. sorry, I forgot Carter who was a bit over 52. (G-d is great. He let me forget)
Less than one-third of our presidents were under 54 when first elected, and fewer than half were under 60 when they retired. It is not a young man’s job. The younger ones are not a really distinguished group (Clinton - 1st co-presidency, Kennedy, Garfield, Pierce, Polk) The one exception is the youngest - TR...but I don’t see a TR on the horizon, do you?
FRed is not older than the baby boomers, fellers. He just didn’t go the botox route.
The subject was McCain -who would be the oldest man elected, and Thompson, who would look like the oldest man elected. I’m sorry, but people vote with their eyes.
People like a balanced ticket, politically and physically.
I think A Romney/Thompson ticket would achieve that rather well (though I’m not a big fan of Romney)
Sadly, that's why many decided not to vote for him, because he wasn't a 'pretty boy'. They didn't care that he had the best message of ALL the candidates, he didn't fit their image of the ideal candidate, because he had a few miles on his face.