It's a justified comparison based upon what I mentioned, that Bernie's mental acuity has shown no signs of slowing. Reagan was a demented senile piece of shyt in his latter years as president, yet there wasn't much talk of his age being a reason for him to step down or relinquish power. Granted I was a youngin during his presidency, but the criticisms of Reagan even today rarely mention his age, even knowing what we know now that his brain was mere years away from being complete mush.
Yes Senator and President have vastly different burdens and responsibilities, but I'm mainly contesting the narrative of them vs Bernie. If the only factor for acceptance of senior citizens in office is which specific office we're discussing, I frankly think that's a bit weak. Being elected president is not one of the risk factors for developing dementia, at least not in any medical research I've ever read.
Basically I'm saying, age in and of itself should not be a determining factor for fitness of office.
One of my coworkers had a heart attack 10 years ago and she also survived a bout of cancer 7 years ago. She's only 47 (and she's not obese). We're both nurses. We deal with elderly people and sick people for a living.
If Warren or Biden, (both in their 70s as well) suddenly had a heart attack, nobody who's followed this race could say with a straight face that the narrative would be equal to Bernie's.
Is he trying to go back to the hospital? 
