Last weekend, a guy you never heard of died. He has as much to do with the way you live your life as your parents.

All true. But, the trend line does suggest that just as Reagan was able to argue that his policies had begun to work to improve the economy in 1984 so too can Obama in 2012.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan answered the age question with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term.

Reagan’s moment in 1984 came during the second debate at the 33 minute-mark, when The (Baltimore) Sun’s Henry Trewhitt said: “You already are the oldest president in history, and some of ...

Biden now faces a far steeper climb than Reagan did then. The incumbent in 1984 had been renominated with only token opposition, like Biden, but unlike Biden had a double-digit polling lead coast ...

Important differences between 1984 and 2024. Reagan’s age — really, his fitness for a second term — was now indelibly part of the 1984 race, a striking parallel to what is happening in 2024 ...

The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reagan answered it with a pledge to resign if he became impaired, and later with a clever joke that ...

Reagan's moment in 1984 came during the second debate at the 33 minute-mark, when The (Baltimore) Sun's Henry Trewhitt said: “You already are the oldest president in history, and some of your ...

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan answered the age question with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term.