Opinion: McCain’s senior assets in Florida

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Take that, Chuck Norris.

His advancing years could actually help John McCain in today’s Republican presidential primary in Florida, the Wall Street Journal reports. Norris, in his new role as political sidekick to Mike Huckabee in the GOP race, recently played the age card against McCain.

Here’s the crucial statistic from the Journal piece: ‘Senior citizens account for 16.8% of Florida’s population, compared with 12.4% nationwide, according to the Census Bureau, and are the most avid voters.’

McCain, 71, would be the oldest person elected president. He usually tries to make light of that fact, often joking that he’s ‘older than dirt.’

-- Don Frederick