Nancy Pelosi was first elected when she was 47 and was just as bad then as she is now, albeit not quite as rich.

Thurmond is the ultimate example of an old politician and if anything he was way worse when he was young. At least at 100yo he was less able to rape people.

This would be like worrying that tarrifs on Japan would make it harder to afford Hibiki whiskey for your whiskey and moutain dew.