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John Pritchett: Senior Moment

The two oldest candidates ever for the U.S. presidency are set to square off in June and September.

By John Pritchett

May 19, 2024 · 1 min read

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2024

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

The two oldest candidates ever for the U.S. presidency are set to square off in June and September.

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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In order to understand this, you'd have to know what Geritol was. Which, ironically, makes you just as elderly as the people it's mocking.

NicholasVO · 2 years ago

Biden's go-to gimmick during the last state of the union address to combat the perception that he's perrenially lost and confused was to act really angry; this cartoon foreshadows that well for the upcoming debate.

Kanaka · 2 years ago

I wonder why one of the candidates is demanding a drug test before the debate.

Joseppi · 2 years ago

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