Morbid undertow as Sanders, 78, and Biden, 77, consider vice presidents

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The ages of the Democratic race’s two remaining contenders are becoming a central issue in the increasingly bitter primary fight, focusing more attention on their prospective running mates.

If elected, Joe Biden, 77, or Bernie Sanders, 78, would be the oldest president to hold office in history.

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