I am appalled at the ageist comments I am reading.

[DontBelieveEastisEas]

96. Many will see bigotry, because of the seeming hypocrisy and not choosing a woman, a Hispanic woman at that.

Sometimes, a woman will be passed over for other reasons, but someone will always see it as a bigoted(?) decision.

You said, " a number of the folks ... made it pretty plain that Biden's debate performance was a game changer, citing his age and health"

Some, may have pointed to his age. But when I say that Biden's debate performance was a game changer, I site his performance, his mental situation; not his age or health. (Other than if health is considered the cause of the performance)
But, I always thought that Jack LaLanne sounded just fine is his 90's

I find Pelosi performs quite well, and her age is up there pretty high. So, I think some may have cited his age, after the debate, but only because it seemed more harsh to cite the actual reason. That lack of need to be soft on the truth, allows others to now find their support of someone of 74 with cancer as hypocritical. However, it is actually their original soft-shoe that needs to be considered the cause of the apparent lack of consistency.