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And look how well that worked out for him in the final couple years of his presidency.
It isn't fair to him, but he is too old. And that is why Hillary Clinton won't drop out until absolutely forced to, because by the time she can be sure she'll have another chance to run, she also will be too old (not as old as McCain but if she has to wait 8 more years to be president she'd be 69 when taking office).
Yes, McCain may very well be hail and hearty into his 90s but is it a simple fact of life that it is reasonable to expect significant mental and physical declines in people in their 70s. And I don't think it is unreasonable to take those concerns into account.
It isn't an issue that he can't overcome and if it is Hillary Clinton vs. John McCain I'll have to think long and hard whether her unfair disqualifying issue (returning a former president to the White House in any capacity) are more important than his (significant risk of mental decline during his presidency and being a member of a party that pretty miserably failed in its turn at complete power).
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