r/millenials • u/Any_Try4570 • 4d ago

Last night’s debate just shows how bad our presidential candidates are now

Even as a conservative, I do NOT want Trump in office. Dude is old, an asshole and all he talks about is how great he is. And Biden is just sick. Dude is NOT mentally there.

Half the time he doesn’t know what he’s talking about and doesn’t remember where he is. And of course Trump tried to capitalize on that last night with a few comments.

Like why is our government still filled with so many old people. And if you think I’m just being a “right wing conservative, I hate some of the republicans too. Just look at Mitch McConnell. Dude basically had 2 strokes on camera!! Why is he still in office??

Like we have 120 million people in the US older than 35 years old. We can find TWO fucking people younger and better for the democrats and republicans? Like come on. We can’t find 100 people in the senate that aren’t old and senile??

Edit: sheesh, totally did not expect for this post to blow up like that

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u/Warpath_McGrath 4d ago edited 4d ago

I'm a younger millennial at 31. I really hate that the two best choices are two men, one approaching his 80s and the other at 81. Biden could barely speak and Trump is well... Trump. Would love to see future party nominees several years away from being eligible for social security.

I remember many of us up in arms about Bernie Sanders' age when he ran. He was called a derelict and too old multiple times, and yet, here we are.

Speaking of ages, I would love to see real term limits for politicians.

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u/Crime_Dawg 4d ago

They're not the "two best choices", it's the two choices the powers that be allow us to pick from. The US is not actually a democracy, it's an oligarchy.

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u/Araragi298 4d ago

Many people don't realize just how badly the Citizens United ruling fucked our political system up. It's just legalized bribery