But Jackson is 58, he’s at that age where people naturally fall back to their old ways of thinking. Senate terms are 6 years long, he’ll be more conservative than today six years from now, that’s just how the brain works.
Bernie is only still leftwing at his age, because he’s always been leftwing. Jackson and others that became more liberal in their 30s/40s, reverse in their 60s. Because they start to lose the critical thinking that made them leftwing later in life.
He’s 58 dude. Guess we can’t elect anyone progressive over the age of 50 out of fear they might turn conservative. Chris Van Hollen’s gonna turn into Reagan reincarnated any minute now
You’re acting like this is opinions and not science bro…
There is some evidence that the magnitude of age-related decline accelerates at older ages. To illustrate, a sample of about 800 adults between 61 and 96 years of age in my laboratory had cross-sectional slopes of about -.04 to -.05 SD units per year compared to the slopes of -.02 to -.03 SD units per year for adults under age 60. In absolute units, the decline in speed variables was about twice as great in this age range compared to adults under age 60, and the decline in the memory variables was nearly 4 times greater. What is not yet known is whether these quantitatively different age trends reflect changes in the same set of influences, or the operation of qualitatively different types of influences. However, what does appear clear is that several different types of results converge on the conclusion that age-related cognitive decline begins relatively early in adulthood, and certainly before age 60 in healthy educated adults.
He’s gonna start losing his mental abilities, which means he starts acting like he’s 20 again.
It’s 100% normal.
The problem is he was an anti-immigrant republican back then. He’s going to continually get more and more conservative, why are we signing him up to get handed a six year senatorship?
Why does this have to be a rush decision?
You’re aware he can step down just as easily after the election, right?
I am aware of how aging works, yes. I’m also aware that you are not guaranteed to turn into a conservative once you’re past 60 and not everyone’s cognitive decline happens exactly the same at the exact same ages
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Are you really arguing it’s better to elect a rapist over another Dem candidate because he’s 58 years old?
Really?
Based on the replies on various stories here, we might be disappointed by that answer…
He’s 58 dude. Guess we can’t elect anyone progressive over the age of 50 out of fear they might turn conservative. Chris Van Hollen’s gonna turn into Reagan reincarnated any minute now
You’re acting like this is opinions and not science bro…
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2683339/
He’s gonna start losing his mental abilities, which means he starts acting like he’s 20 again.
It’s 100% normal.
The problem is he was an anti-immigrant republican back then. He’s going to continually get more and more conservative, why are we signing him up to get handed a six year senatorship?
Why does this have to be a rush decision?
You’re aware he can step down just as easily after the election, right?
I am aware of how aging works, yes. I’m also aware that you are not guaranteed to turn into a conservative once you’re past 60 and not everyone’s cognitive decline happens exactly the same at the exact same ages
No one said that…
I said people start to act like they’re 20 again, which is backed up by decades of research and the entire fucking MAGA movement itself man…
Im sorry buddy, I gotta hang my hat up here, best if luck
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