# Your Democratic Primary Candidate Power Rankings: Post 'em here. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 27, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-democratic-primary-candidate-power-rankings-post-em-here/836148 "2019-06-27T11:36:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 204
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-democratic-primary-candidate-power-rankings-post-em-here/836148/204 "2019-10-04T13:20:53Z")
I commented on the age difference earlier. (Of course perception may be much more important than actuarial fact. OTOH, I am worried about health lapse between now and Election Day. Sanders has already had one.) > [@Joe Biden's in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-bidens-in/833042/773): > > Warren is 6.59 years younger than Biden. That’s most of a decade. > > A 70 year old woman has the same probability of dying as a 64½ year old man. A 77 year old man has the same probability of dying as an 80-year old woman. Thus, assuming illness rates correlate with death rates, Biden is effectively at least ten (gender-adjusted) years older than Warren. Yes, that’s Ten with a T. 🙂 > > Of course, those are _average_ numbers, and I’m the first to scream objections when overall averages are applied to specifics. All three of the front-runners seem healthy and strong for their respective ages (and all three seem healthier than Trump). Among the group,\*\*\* it is Warren whose stamina seems most impressive.\*\*\* How many “selfies” have already been taken with Warren since she began campaigning? _ **40,000+ by one estimate!** _ Warren is effectively Ten years younger than Biden. With a T. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-democratic-primary-candidate-power-rankings-post-em-here/836148)._