Republicans want someone younger than Donald Trump as president: new poll
In a YouGov poll conducted between July 25-29, 59 percent of Republicans surveyed said they would prefer a president under the age of 75. Trump celebrated his 78th birthday in June. Forty percent said they had no preference, and just two percent said they would prefer a president over the age of 75.
Sorry repubs... you're going to have to carry this non-viable fetus to term...
If the Dems get a reroll, I don't see why the Repubs wouldn't be allowed one, too.
Excited to see JD Vance at the top of the ticket. That should be fun.
They already had their convention in July. That's why they shit themselves throwing a temper tantrum when the Dems switched, having made an assumption that the Dems wouldn't just not nominate a sitting President.
repubs had like 10 chances to jettison trump between dropping him from the party, washing their hands of him, supporting the investigations, and voting to impeach... and they rejected all of them to stand by him
Dems changed to Harris before actually nominating Biden.
Trump is already nominated. Changing at this point would be a much bigger problem for either side.
Even if they somehow did who would take his place? Vance has been very unpopular so far, and they've already had a full primary this cycle; we already know they don't have anyone better than Trump.
Also it would make them hypocrites, not that they care.
Because they actively participated in the deification of Trump among their base, so they know that taking Trump off the ballot would split the party (possibly irreparably).
Because Dems only just now voted and elected Harris. At this point, they are also locked in. Repubs already felated, I mean elected, Cheeto...
They're allowed, but he needs convinced to step down.
sorry you gotta carry it to term, republicans
Best comment on Lemmy in months
And JD Vance!
You know who would be a President under 75?
Even if she serves 2 terms, she'd be younger at the end than Trump was when he started his first one!
"No not like that"
-Republicans
"So, Nicki Haley?"
[suddenly all the Trumpets cast their vote for an over-75 primary presidential candidate]
It's just empty hand-wringing.
It's a good sign. They think Harris can win.
Vance of course.
I'ma never Trump guy... lol
That song is stuck in my head.
As a band kid, I respectfully request that you do not use my musical instrument of choice to refur to racist conservatives who want to end democracy.
Thank you for your understanding
Tulsi Gabbard would have my vote
Ya good luck extracting Trump from your party. I'll be like trying to extract botfly larvae from under your scalp.
Didn't he go all nepotism on the RNC and put in place family or friends and force out all of "the old guard"?
Yup. Lol
possible with right tools and the sooner the less damage it causes
It's not. Trump will not let go. He's a complete narcissist who is always the best at everything, everyone says so. Even with significant donor backlash--instrumental in forcing out Biden--he won't give in.
Even though the GOP is full of tools, all of which are extremely right, I still don't see a chance
I think he's more like a tumor, with his rabid allies being metastasized all over the party.
I'm afraid to look this up
Your fears are well founded.
Yeah, dont. I just did and its rough. I mean I guess if you watch pimple popping videos you'll be fine, but bleeeeggghhhhhh
Except more disgusting
More like a worm from your brain.
Nope, should've thought about that before getting in bed with him. Now they have to carry him to term.
These republicans want to get rid of candidates up to and after the 11th month!
/s
The way you phrased that reminded me of that old X Files episode where that little dude crawls inside the fat dude.
Well that’s an image one can’t un-imagine…
Trump can step down and not run. Biden did it. It's all the rage right now
Trump (recently) received the nomination from his party, while Biden dropped out before the DNC. I could be wrong but I think it's a little more problematic for him to drop out, although perhaps that's just related to RNC self-imposed rules and not any actual laws.
I’m not quite a lib, but I’d still feel owned if he did, does that count?
Yes it does. So owned
It's going to be hillarious to see them trying to get rid of him.
There is not enough popcorn on this continent for that.
They know perfectly well that they have nothing left without him.
Yeah that ''everyone is cheating me'' attitude is gonna be great when they have to deal with it.
Sounds like they need to vote for Kamala!
Who are the absolute muppets that want an older than 75 president!? Here I am hoping for laws limiting it to like 60 max...
They know Trump's age and they want him. Frankly, I'm surprised it's not a lot higher.
If you do not qualify for long term care insurance, maybe sit the presidency out.
There's always a percentage who choose to troll the pollsters.
I think they see how dropping Biden has significantly benefited the Democrats and hope the same would happen for then if they dropped Trump.
The problem for them with that is that Trump will never willingly step down. Unlike Biden he's in it for himself and has everything to lose its he doesn't win. This would also be guaranteed to result in crippling infighting in the party and with Trump trying to go independent.
The Republican party is f'ed. That's what you get for selecting a selfish lunatic to lead it.
It's only f'ed if they lose (and don't steal the election). So get out to vote everyone.
We absolutely need to vote, but I'm worried that some of these R swing states are going to pull some serious shit and just deny certifying the results.
We're going to hear a whole bunch about "immigrants voting illegaly" and "ballot stuffing" or the good ol' "the numbers (that we won't provide) don't match up! Dead people are voting!"
The other problem is their convention is over. But I suppose they do have until August 7th to make the Ohio ballot with someone else. Good luck with that, guys.
if the Ohio republicans accidentally eat their own faces with their bullshit august 7 deadline, i might start believing in America again
The oldest and the orangest candidate ever - lots of people are saying it.
I don’t think I’ve seen a weirder candidate myself. At least Johnson had the decency to grab his own genitals
This so what people are saying...what people are talking...look...Obama wasn't a...if Obama was my age he would...sleepy Joe Biden would be rambling...not speaking in a coherent...oh boy biden...he has to be the worst...this is what people are saying...I'm probably the best orator out here today...the bestest because Obama Hussein and laffin kaMALA...sleepy Joe who stole the election...
💀 I think we can all agree, at least the best orator since Abraham Lincoln.
oh no, if they get rid of trump, and replace him with someone else that would be a subversion of democracy!!!
Totally ending democracy. Which is bad. Trump said HE would end Democracy, which is good. But the Democrats sound like Democracy. which is bad, but "ending Democracy" is a way you can attack democrats, which is good. But Trump said he would be ending democracy, which is good. But we can eat ice cream, which is good, but we're out and only have frozen yogurt, which is bad, but we have crushed up cookies and sprinkles, which is good. But the cookies have arsenic in them. Which is bad. But they are sugar free, which is bad, unless you have diabetes, which is also bad, you don't have diabetes, which is good, but you have PRE diabetes, which is bad, but you can get out of work for extra doctors visits, which is good, but you have to pay the co-pay. Which is bad. But your wallet is old leather and smells like your grandpa, which is good. But your grandpa died 14 years ago, which is bittersweet, and a touch melancholy.
So, now they want to change the ballot after they had their convention and picked their nominee? Isn’t this what republicans were screaming was illegal for the dems to do? Except that the dems hadn’t picked their nominee officially yet?
Why younger? Why not someone smarter and, empathetic?
Because Trump loves the poorly educated, has the best brain, and Ayn Rand said altruism is evil.
because old is generally not where smart and empathetic comes from.
Also you start to get into the area of cognitive and physical decline to the point where you start falling over if you aren't careful, or just cant really think as well anymore.
Usually someone that encompasses the traits you propose is going to be younger, 60's probably.
Tough Republicans. Your Dictator doesn't care what you want. Suck it.
This really just shows the flaw in surveys like this. There is someone running who is younger, and they aren't going to vote for her. They wish TRUMP was younger.
That isn’t a logical disconnect. I wanted someone younger than Biden, but I wasn’t going to vote for Kennedy or Trump.
That assumes they even know his age which they may not.
They had their (MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY) chance(s)
Yeah, they had a proper primary unlike the Dems with the incumbent situation. No one to blame but themselves here.
My sympathy for the Republican party is immeasurable (as in, too small to measure).
Upvoted for Riker meme.
Isn't this consistent with when it was Trump/Biden? I seem to remember both sides saying they wanted a younger candidate.
Or it could be they think Trump is younger than he actually is...
This is it
I bet half the respondents didn't realize Trump is over 75yrs
I imagine it’s like those people Jordan Klepper interviews at Trump rallies that go like this:
Jordan: Do you think a candidate who’s almost 80 is too old?
Person: Yeah.
J: …and Trump is 78.
Person: Yeah.
J: So he’s too old and someone younger would be better.
Person: For sure.
J: So who do you want for president?
Person: I’m voting Trump.
According to his nft's he looks to be in the early 40s, with a body like a greek god.
The latter wouldn't shock me, but I don't remember anything but the majority of Republicans saying they wanted anyone but Trump. I admit I don't have the world's best memory, so feel free anyone to show me wrong here.
They definitely have not looked up how old he is, so I’m going with the latter and they thought this was a dig at Biden.
lol. they only like their strong man until he looks weak, which most old men do. in my perfect world, Kamala slaps him during a debate after he makes some dumb sexist remark. seeing him get bitch slapped by a woman would destroy his american tough guy image and guarantee his defeat.
I bet Putin has a lot of videos of Trump getting beat by a black woman.
How many of them changed their minds when they were told that DJT is, in fact, over the age of 75?
2%
I would pee my pants if they copied the Dems and put up Vance as the nominee.
The Republican national convention already took place, don't believe they can switch their candidate now without a lot of hassle, maybe someone with more knowledge on that will throw some insight in on this.
...they would prefer a president under the age of 75.
Thank you Captain Obvious!
Trump gets triggered.
Okay, but who's in the 2% that want a president older than 75?!
Really old people?
Well, I guess there's always Lauren Boebert or Margery Taylor Greene, you know, if they want to stick with bat shit crazy.
Republicans that realized trump was over 75? Otherwise who the fuck knows. 😆
Donald Trump Jr. - solved.
Somewhere, a finger on a monkey's paw curls.
A Ryker in the post feels like cheating.
I'm the Riker expert around here. Don't argue with my Riker posting.
I can't even spell the dude's name right. Clearly no one should be listening to me.
Well of course most people would want the candidate to be younger. I'm sure even the candidates wish they were younger. (I wouldn't mind being younger myself.) That's not the same thing as preferring to replace the current candidate with a different, young candidate.
Isn't preferring a younger president suggesting you want a younger candidate?
Sorry, I rephrased my post a bit. What I meant is that there's a difference between saying "it would be better if Trump were younger" and "Trump should be replaced by someone who is younger".
I guess they're rounding up on a couple of those because 59+40+2=101.
Anyway.. they had younger people running against him and he won. He's their guy and they can all go to hell with him
Exactly. They are only saying this now because Biden dropped out.
And yes, I am guessing it was a rounding error. There's always a margin of error on these things after all.
dudes not going to take a hint
I'm sure he was but I I'm willing to explore the possibility that he knew he was going to step down but held back until the RNC. I'd be shocked if that was accidentally strategic
Guess we are also making fun of them when they say something normal... Wow, they said something normal!
Short of a major heart attack, Trump isn’t giving up one iota of power. Really helps to draw a contrast between the parties, where one guy is willing to step down and the other is prepared to crash the plane with us all in it.
He knows if he isn't elected, he's going to prison.
...or Russia.
I'm not so sure I agree that he will be held accountable for his actions if he doesn't win. I think he still narrowly avoids prison even if he doesn't win, or maybe only spends like 3 days maximum in prison, sadly.
I think it's because he knows that if he is elected he'll be President until old age and unhealthy living kill him, whether that's two years from now or twenty.
And who knows what the remaining government of Trumpistan will choose to do for his replacement after that.
he's not going to prison, he'll get like house arrest on his golf course
He's not going to prison
Funny, Pete went on Fox and said just that!
lol she was trying so hard to interrupt him. Cable news is cancerous bs
I definitely would not be able to remain as calm as Mr Buttigieg in this exchange.
"Yes, because our guy is TOUGH who sees things THROUGH!"
Was Biden not stubbornly refusing to step down for so long, until his party forced his hand? I think Democrats wanted someone younger than him in 2020 too. I think we’re giving Biden too much credit here.
You can bet that at least the last week of that was a matter of keeping up appearances. The transition went smoother than it had any right to, and that doesn't happen without a lot of behind the scenes planning.
We must remember that Biden is a politician who arguably plagiarised lines of a speech from Kinnock, sinking his '87 campaign.
He's not some paragon of virtue and perfection.
His greatest achievement is also working with the Republicans. And look at how much respect that got him from that party.
Willing to step down is giving him too much credit. He was pushed out because Dems know he’ll lose. The parties are the same. It’s just business. They don’t love or care about you.
They couldn't force him. They convinced him it was the right thing to do.
Biden still stepped down, Trump never will. These are not the same picture.
81 year old man dogpilled by his party during a possibly fatal respiratory illness.
Don't give Biden too much credit here.
False. Biden wasn’t willing to step down. He was forced to. Just because he did it doesn’t make him a hero. He deserves to be remembered for refusing to listen to feedback until it was clear he’d be tanked by people like Pelosi, another Dem who won’t give up power unless it’s on her own terms. But we can move on from that mess, thankfully.
He was forced to, how? Nobody has the power to force him do anything.
He read the writing on the wall and stepped aside. Something Trump would never do.
He was pressured to step down and then was ultimately willing to listen and do so. There was no method to force him to step down -- he had more than enough delegates locked in to win the nomination if he wanted to keep going.
Or he made sure to stand strong strategically (as anyone running would do) and stepped down at a time to maximize effectiveness.
i mean, he rightly, i think did what was expected. The incumbency advantage over someone like trump, especially with having pushed SO much productive legislation is a really safe bet, was it safe enough to win? Maybe?
I don't think people were expecting everyone to be super excited over kamala, until she showed up and started kicking ass.
up until that one debate, he was doing pretty ok. Not great, but not terrible enough to warrant completely removing him, which was why the DNC waited to nominate.