Will John McCain's age affect his presidential campaign?

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Matthew Dowd

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

John McCain's age is a bigger problem than Barack Obama's race in this race
11/4/2008 3:35:27 PM

David Brooks

John McCain's age will not affect his presidential campaign.

And so, to me, his health is the least of his concerns
11/4/2008 2:42:04 PM

Moby

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"it's dangerous to pretend that john mccain's age isn't an issue"
10/27/2008 3:44:38 PM

Steve Chapman

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"The presidency is a job for a younger person."
9/5/2008 6:56:47 PM

Mike Allen

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"A serious, if uncomfortable question."
9/5/2008 6:56:10 PM

Joy Behar

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"I'm frightened that a man of 72 years old, who has a melanoma twice already... who is really not a young 72... could have an attack..."
9/5/2008 6:51:07 PM

Rachel Marsden

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign positively.

"McCain is the same age as Reagan when he was inaugurated"
9/5/2008 6:48:20 PM

Steve Benen

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"There's ample data . . . that McCain's age actually matters to voters."
9/3/2008 4:02:51 PM

Arianna Huffington

John McCain's age will not affect his presidential campaign.

"The problem is the age of his ideas"
8/14/2008 12:03:02 PM

Ezra Klein

John McCain's age will not affect his presidential campaign.

"If you try and equate his age with senility, a lot of voters will notice that he's not senile and dismiss the assault."
8/14/2008 12:02:47 PM

Andrew Sullivan

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

McCain is highly susceptible to non-Alzheimer's dementia that is typical in the elderly
8/14/2008 12:02:11 PM

Garrison Keillor

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"His unsteadiness the past couple of weeks makes his age an unspoken issue"
8/10/2008 8:46:09 PM

dantynan

John McCain's age will not affect his presidential campaign.

John McCain's incipient senility and willingness to do anything to maintain the support of the Bushinistas will negatively affect his campaign.
7/14/2008 11:44:53 AM

Bill O'Reilly

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"Obama has everything going his way right now"
7/8/2008 11:47:37 AM

Greg Gutfeld

John McCain's age will not affect his presidential campaign.

"McCain could kick the living s*** out of you"
6/9/2008 11:56:13 PM

Robert Scheer

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

Sadly, those brain cells do go, and "senior moments" of befuddlement are more than a joke.
6/4/2008 4:40:34 PM

Tucker Carlson

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"All I know is the numbers show old people don‘t want an old president"
5/21/2008 10:27:22 AM

Bob Herbert

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

"You know that it‘s a problem if it comes up spontaneously"
5/21/2008 7:00:22 AM

Cindy Hensley McCain

John McCain's age will not affect his presidential campaign.

"I would challenge anybody who has a question about his age to come travel with us for a day on the campaign."
5/14/2008 1:23:32 PM

The New York Times

John McCain's age will affect his presidential campaign negatively.

Age will "impose on Mr. McCain a larger duty than usual to provide detailed, timely disclosure about his health."
5/8/2008 4:24:20 PM