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femmedem

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1. I noticed him stumbling with his words on The View, too.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Apr 30, 2019, 11:53 PM

Apr 2019

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I would imagine he's very low on sleep. Edited to add: I am not mentioning sleep as a reference to Trump's nickname, but because I stumble with my words when I'm low on sleep. (I'm in my 50's.) It's what I hope caused this.

If he continues to have trouble finding words, he could have some loss of mental acuity. This wouldn't be disqualifying to me--loss of mental acuity isn't Alzheimer's--as it could be offset by his experience, values and judgment.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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The Daily Show: Biden Gets His Trump Nickname and Stumbles Through His First 2020 Rally [View all] Rhiannon12866 Apr 2019 OP

I noticed him stumbling with his words on The View, too. femmedem Apr 2019 #1

I sometimes stumble with mine as well leftofcool Apr 2019 #2

That's not reassuring . . . . pnwmom May 2019 #3

But, it is a fact of life leftofcool May 2019 #6

I'm thinking more about the possibility of a President who will be 78 . . . yikes! n/t pnwmom May 2019 #7

This is why I think we need someone young leftofcool May 2019 #9

The people who are dismissing it pnwmom May 2019 #11

You must not understand that men have a much lower risk of getting Alzheimer's than women. And that highplainsdem May 2019 #13

The risks aren't low enough for me to be comfortable for anyone at that age taking on a job pnwmom May 2019 #14

I wasn't thinking of Alzheimer's, but some loss of mental acuity. femmedem May 2019 #16

I honestly believe that if biden feels at any point he cannot fulfill his duties he will step aside Thekaspervote May 2019 #15

I agree. But, I want him to be the one to save us Laura PourMeADrink May 2019 #12

If you watch to the end, he comes up with Trump's attack ads Rhiannon12866 May 2019 #4

He did a great job... I listened,...I am not likely to support any candidate who's Demsrule86 May 2019 #5

I like what Pete said about the other candidates leftofcool May 2019 #8

That is nice. Demsrule86 May 2019 #10