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  • Likely not. She’d have been of age by the time she took office. It’s very slightly nebulous, but it’s more in line with precedent that she is already eligible. For further details, see Joe Biden’s initial term in Congress. He was 29 when he campaigned and was elected in the November 7th, 1972 election. He turned 30 on November 20th, making him of age when he took office in January of 1973.

    AOC will turn 35 before the election even takes place, which suggests that she has even more of a claim to eligibility than Biden would have in '72. It’s all moot now, as the DNC (probably wisely, from the look of things now) chose to make the easier transition to the sitting VP as their candidate. There were several advantages to this strategy, but that’s a different discussion.






  • To add to your point regarding additional functions inherent in smartphones: pagers do one thing. They’re relatively simple devices. Simplicity means that there are fewer things that can cause the device to function incorrectly or fail to function altogether. In hospital communications use-cases, this is a huge benefit.

    Additionally, pagers are relatively inexpensive. Therefore, it’s much more effective to have multiple spares available for distribution compared to smartphones. If a pager is inoperable, it can quickly be swapped out with a backup while the original is repaired or replaced. Smartphones do not carry that benefit.















  • She is indeed, officially:

    “The Biden-Harris campaign on Sunday formally amended filings with the Federal Election Commission to rename its principal committee and declare Kamala Harris a candidate for president.”

    If CNN is a problem for you, here’s the FEC filing:

    FEC FORM 1
    
    STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION
    
    FILING FEC-1805326
    
    1. Harris for President
    
        NOTE:Commmittee Name is different than previously reported
    
        PO Box 58174
        Philadelphia, PA 19102
        Email: fec@joebiden.com
    
    2. Date: 07/21/2024
    
    3. FEC Committee ID #: C00703975 This committee is a Principal Campaign Committee. Candidate: Kamala Harris
    Party: Democratic Party
    Office Sought: President
    State is in District: