Astead Herndon

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6,368 appearances 60 recordings 8 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 19 Sep

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Today, Explained · The Boomer politicians who won't retire · 25 Jul 2026 podcast

You're saying if the voters vote you in, if you win an election, then you deserve to serve. matched

I guess I still don't want to go back to my previous question because you make the point that you feel like you are mentally sharp. matched

You feel that you have a lot of energy. matched

And I get your argument against something like an age cap because it would not take those things into consideration. matched

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Representative Perez is proposing is something about a cognitive acuity. matched

And theoretically, you know, even an 86-year-old would be able to pass that. matched

What's your opposition to something like that? matched

I didn't say I had the opposition to it. matched

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I have no opposition to it. matched

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So I guess I was asking you, would you support something like a cognitive test for members of Congress? matched

That's it. matched

Yes. matched

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One of the reasons I think this comes up so much is because of what happened with the Democratic Party in the last presidential cycle. matched

You were one of the more important voices telling Americans that Joe Biden was fit to run again. matched

When you saw that debate in 2024, did you stand by that judgment? matched

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