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In reply to the discussion: Bill Clinton stirs talk of possible Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016 [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)And that's more damaging than looking old. Maybe four years off will refresh her and she can come back with a bit more energy ... but whenever I see her, I think she looks utterly exhausted. Her husband looked the same at the end of his second term and even Obama is looking a bit more tired than four years ago.
She's 64. Not terribly old for a presidential candidate, but older than most (68 on election day)...
Obama was 47 when he was elected.
Bush was 54 when he was elected.
H.W. Bush was 64 when he was elected.
Reagan was 69 when he was elected.
Carter was 52 when he was elected.
Hillary would tie William Henry Harrison as the second oldest president elected and would be only a year younger than Reagan ... who had to fight back age problems of his own. Tho, I'll give her credit, right now she looks infinitely better than Reagan's old and tired face when he won in '80.
Still, it is an issue. It was an issue for McCain four years ago (though, he was 70!) and it would be an issue for Hillary.
It's the realities.