New Generation Takes Over for the Clintons

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New Generation Takes Over for the Clintons

by Taegan Goddard at the Political Wire

http://politicalwire.com/2015/03/15/new-generation-takes-over-for-the-clintons/

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The New York Times profiles Robby Mook, who was just 12 when Bill Clinton was elected president but will now be managing Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

“Over more than two decades in national politics, the Clintons have amassed an army of well-meaning defenders who will bring to 2016 old battle wounds and axes to grind that date back to the White House and Arkansas — perhaps not the ideal message in a presumptive campaign that seeks to reintroduce the 67-year-old Mrs. Clinton as a fresh, forward-looking candidate.”

“It falls largely on Mr. Mook, and the band of young operatives he has assembled (called the Mook Mafia), to move the grievance-laden Clinton machine into the modern political age. The success of Mrs. Clinton’s campaign will rest in part on whether this younger generation of earnest, data- and social-media-savvy operatives can prevail.”



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[sadoldgirl]

2. If my math is correct these

are people in their thirties now. Well, good luck to them
to convince the 20 year olds to go out and vote.

Still, I will wait for the message, which will be more important
than the person.

[dsc]

3. quick how old is Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney

I bet articles about them don't include their ages. Romney is close to Clinton's age and Bush is probably less than 5 years younger than she is.

[dsc]

6. again neither Bush nor Romney started in politics last week either

but I bet I couldn't find an article on them that mentioned their age if I tried to find one.

[dsc]

8. I am pretty damn sure that Bush is reaching out to all voters

including the young.

[sadoldgirl]

5. You are quite right, but don't

get the gender problem correctly. A man, let's say Reagan,
seems to have no problem with age, IF,IF the Party is with
him. An older woman has a far more serious problem, even
with party approval.

I still want Bernie to run, but since the party does not
want him to run, his age is becoming a problem.

Let me state it differently: If the repugs felt they would need
him, they would run Kissinger, no questions asked. His problem
is that he is not a born citizen.