'In less than a day, the average age of the candidates vying for the White House jumped by about seven years, from about 68 to 75. ... It's perhaps more striking to see this sort of gerontocracy on the left,' writes BrandonTensley
In less than a day, the average age of the candidates vying for the White House jumped by some seven years, from about 68 to 75.That's because on Sunday, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg , who was the youngest candidate in a crowded field, suspended his historic campaign for the Democratic nomination. Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar will officially do the same on Monday night. Remaining in the contest for the Democrats are Massachusetts Sen.
It's perhaps more striking to see this sort of gerontocracy on the left. For more than half a century, Democratic presidential bids have stood out for their promise of something or someone new: John F. Kennedy in the 1960s, Bill Clinton in the '90s, Barack Obama in the '00s. Read MoreButtigieg, too, had focused his campaign on mining a youth-centered vein of politics."When you take one look at me, my face is my message," he said in 2019.
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