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Steve Lopez: Is age really just a number? Not when it comes to Biden and Trump

In less than three weeks, I'll hit 70, which seems like a good time to launch a run for president of the United States. Donald Trump, 77, hit the big 7-0 before becoming president in 2016. President Joe Biden is 3½ years ahead of Trump, and they're likely to face off for a second time in 2024. If I were to jump in as an independent, maybe I could lock up the youth vote. It's not a negative to ...
Ricardo Alonzo, right, a volunteer with the Bernie Sanders campaign, hands out bumper stickers to Rudolfo Anguiano who says his household is four Sanders voters-- him, his wife, daughter and niece.

In less than three weeks, I'll hit 70, which seems like a good time to launch a run for president of the United States.

Donald Trump, 77, hit the big 7-0 before becoming president in 2016. President Joe Biden is 3½ years ahead of Trump, and they're likely to face off for a second time in 2024. If I were to jump in as an independent, maybe I could lock up the youth vote.

It's not a negative to have the leader of the free world drawing Social Security checks; after all, we're not far off from an era in which people older than 65 outnumber those younger than 18. And we're just hours away

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