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Ex-presidential advisor David Gergen says it's 'inappropriate' for a candidate to seek the presidency in their 80s

Posted on AllSides July 11th, 2022
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Former presidential advisor David Gergen in a recent interview said that it is "inappropriate" for candidates to pursue the presidency after they've turned 80 years old.

"I do feel it's inappropriate to seek that office after you're 80 or in your 80s," he told The New York Times. "I have just turned 80 and I have found over the last two or three years I think it would have been unwise for me to try to run any organization."

"You're not quite as sharp as you once were," he added....

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