The budget vote passed by one vote. There are 3 Dem offices open due to recent deaths in congress. Let that sink in. Three of the oldest 4 Reps left are democrats, 84-85 years young. Oldest person left is a Republican though Chuck Grassley at 90. I dont believe in age requirements because everyone ages differently but voters should exercise some common sense here. Particularly Democrats which has a much much younger base. Starting to get more attention as the GOP goes further off the rails and the base of democrats want more disruptive actions. Scoop: House Democrats want age reckoning after Connolly's death By the numbers: The eight members of Congress who have died in office since November 2022 were all Democrats, with an average age of 75. A half dozen of those deaths were just in the 13 months since last April. Grijalva's seat won't be filled until a special election is held in late September. Texas' Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled the election for Turner's seat on Nov. 4, to the fury of Democrats. Some Democrats fear Virginia's Republican governor may similarly drag his feet on scheduling a contest to replace Connolly.
Perhaps if the democrats stopped lying about how well people are aging *cough cough* their voters could make more educated decisions. But keep animating old dudes with puppet strings and trying to convince your voters and this is what you get.
