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Umm . . . if Hillary Clinton wins, she will be 69 when she takes office - - tying Ronald Reagan as the oldest president in history (and, likewise, hopefully, 77 when she leaves).
Her principal primary challenger, Bernie Sanders, is already 73. Some wondered if VP Joe Biden (age 72) would throw his hat in the ring [answer today: No], or maybe Al Gore (Hillary's rough contemporary at age 67) would run. Or, Democrats could go with dream "newcomer" Elizabeth Warren (age 66).
BTW: Secretary of State John Kerry is 71, Jerry Brown is 77 and even Howard Dean is 66. Dem House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is 75 years old. Dem Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (age 75) plans to turn the reins over to Sen. Chuck Schummer, who will be a spry 66 at the time. Indeed, the only two "young'ish" Democratic politicians with a national profile that I can think of are: (i) Andrew Cuomo (age 57) and (ii) Kirsten Gillienbrand (age 48).
Anyone I am missing? And are others unconcerned? Truth is that the Democratic party is becoming one old-timer of a party.
But that is not the only problem. Kudos to Mathew Yglesias for writing a piece that long needed to be said: "Democrats are in denial. Their party is actually in deep trouble."
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