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		krapp on March 15, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New York Times shut down Tor Onion service >And once the race was no longer between two old guys, age ceased to matter much to a number of news outfits. Age never mattered with regards to Trump, but it was a meme with Biden even when he was VP. In terms of press coverage and popular perception it was never a race between two old guys, it was a race between "the old guy" and Trump.

davidw on March 15, 2025 [–]

And the press did a lot to shape that perception despite both showing signs of decline. That's the point. The coverage was skewed.

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