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On Clinton's age, Republican rivals imply -- but never say -- she's old
Reuters ^ | May 1, 2015 | BY JAMES OLIPHANT

Posted on 05/01/2015 8:54:36 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Her campaign barely three weeks old, Hillary Clinton already has been attacked by Republicans on everything from donations to her family's charitable foundation, to her tenure as secretary of state and her ties to Wall Street. But her rivals, and the political action committees that support them, are treading more carefully on one incendiary subject: her age.

If elected in November 2016, Clinton would be, at 69, the second-oldest person to take the presidential oath for the first time, behind only Ronald Reagan, who turned 70 weeks after being sworn into office in 1981.

"It’s unwise to attack a political opponent based on her immutable characteristics, like race, gender and age," said Republican pollster Kellyanne Conway.

With Clinton swamped by questions about foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation and criticism of her use of a private email server while at the State Department, there is also simply no reason at the moment to engage in an attack that could be more divisive than beneficial, Republican strategists said.

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To: sten

Captions, please!
I can’t tell which one was Hillary.


41 posted on 05/01/2015 11:01:35 AM PDT by oldbill
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
On Clinton's age, Republican rivals imply -- but never say -- she's old

This is because it is "politically incorrect" to do so, especially in a "one party" system as we have currently.

42 posted on 05/01/2015 11:10:15 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: RayChuang88
Age has little to do with it....CHARACTER HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH MS. CLINTON....


43 posted on 05/01/2015 1:34:21 PM PDT by yoe (,,p.)
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To: yoe
That's not news to anyone who remembers she was literally the center of the Whitewater scandal--especially her activities when she worked for the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas.

Remember what I've said recently: The Left LOVES Bill Clinton. His wife, lots of mixed feelings.

44 posted on 05/01/2015 1:37:35 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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