but why do dems have oldest career polititicians? that's what we were talking about.
Biden is the oldest President elected, but trump was the second oldest, and Reagan was the third. McConnell is much older than Schumer.
there's no gen x candidates with dems, is the thing.
Obviously, Booker and Duckworth come to mind as Democratic Gen Xers. Kamala Harris is the closest candidate to being a Gen Xer to be on a Presidential ticket, but she was born a few months too early. Harris, and Obama are in many ways more influenced by Gen X than by the Baby Boom.
Out of the 20 Gen Xers in the US Senate, 10 are Republicans and 10 are Democrats. The only Millennial in the US Senate is definitely a Democrat.