The wisdom, counsel, and compassion that comes with age

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Several presidential elections ago, Super Tuesday was pivotal in the race among candidates. What happens in this current political season, when the Democratic and Republican candidates appear to be shoo-ins? 

The other day, Nikki Haley put a momentary bump in Trump’s slated sweep of the primaries, and while that may boost her chances of victory in November, Super Tuesday will show how far she has to go to win the nomination. Haley is the first woman to ever win a Republican presidential primary. Still, she has only 19 delegates and this number will pale even more after Super Tuesday.

Nor does Super Tuesday alter the expected outcome in the Democratic race, although President Joe Biden will get another indication of the possible defections as in Michigan, with 13 percent of voters casting “uncommitted” ballots.

For Biden and his troops, Super Tuesday should be reveille—a call to step up the pace and marshal a strategy to keep young voters on the team, given the flagging numbers because of the Israel-Hamas war and the charges of genocide of the Palestinian people. An immediate cease-fire could be a temporary panacea, along with the release of hostages and a promise to provide more aid to Gaza as it faces a devastating humanitarian crisis. 

This is not an easy situation for President Biden, to say nothing of the problem of age that comes with each day.

Neither the clock nor the calendar is on his side, but he is a gifted politician with a cadre of sagacious advisors. He, like many of us, is well aware of his dwindling popularity according to the latest polls. But the election is eight months away and history has shown on many occasions that there is still time to summon the counsel, compassion, and wisdom that often comes with the aged, and ageless.