...may be The Supreme Court. The next President, especially if serving two terms, may have the power to affect The Court for a generation. Five of the Associate Justices will be 70 or older when the next President is inaugurated.

Justice and age as of the next President's Inauguration:

John Paul Stevens, age 88
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, age 75
Antonin Scalia, age 72
Anthony Kennedy, age 72
Stephen Breyer, age 70
David Souter, age 69
Clarence Thomas, age 60
Samuel Alito, age 58
John Roberts, age 53

fuse-Where did you get the idea this election is about issues???

This election is about one young articulate charismatic black man (1st one ever to be nominated) verses an old Viet Nam War veteran who can't give a decent speech to save his life. Not to mention at his age & a history of cancer already has a foot in his grave.

Based on what I just said, many already consider this election a done deal.

So we can all start practicing to say ...President Obama

That's why I was careful not to call it an issue of the next Presidency, and not of the election.

I stand corrected. How silly of me