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Swalwell, 38, Suggests 76-Year-Old Biden Should ‘Pass the Torch'

Biden's contemporary, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, argued the issue "is not generational"

Generational differences have quickly taken center stage at the second night of the Democratic presidential debate, with a light shown on the age of 76-year-old front-runner Joe Biden.

Thirty-eight-year-old California Rep. Eric Swalwell recalled being only 6 years old when he saw Biden speak, saying the former senator and vice president was "right when he said it was time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans."

Biden retorted, "I'm still holding onto that torch."

Biden's contemporary, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, argued the issue "is not generational," insisting the field should be focused on things like "who has the guts to take on Wall Street."

California Sen. Kamala Harris added her voice to the fray, saying, "Hey, guys. You wanna know what America does not want to witness? A food fight. They want to know how they're going to put food on the table."

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