New Blood Needed

[Dirty Socialist]

Hillary's time has come and gone and Bernie is too old to be president, IMO. Time for new leaders. But who?

[leftstreet]

1. Oh boy

You're not wrong, you'll just get all kinds of interesting responses

[lapfog_1]

2. Al Franken, Kamela Harris, Sherrod Brown

I'm sure there are more names

[Dirty Socialist]

3. I wonder who will step forward

I still have hope: in 1989, nobody had heard of Bill Clinton.

[MineralMan]

4. We'll see. The new voices will emerge.

Change is certainly on the way in Democratic politics. There are many names that may rise to the top before 2020. in the meantime, we have the 2018 election. That's what should have our undivided attention right now. Who will the candidates be to flip House seats? Who will successfully defeat Republicans in the Senate?

That's what we need to be looking at. Who becomes the next Democratic President is less important, really, than regaining control of Congress. If we ignore that as we look at who should run in 2020 for President, we risk losing a far more important battle. Truly.

[Joe941]

5. The level of ageism here saddens me...

[leftstreet]

6. I don't think it springs from bigotry

Everyone here probably has older people in their lives they love and respect, and I'd bet everyone here would defend an elderly person's rights in a heartbeat

[yallerdawg]

7. Democrats are intolerant presidential ageists.

Check the record - we just won't elect "old fahts."

[enough]

11. I'm 73. I agree with the OP.

People in their 70's and 80's can function very effectively as senators, representatives, judges, justices, and all kinds of other positions. We need these people's lives expertise and wisdom. But the job of President is an entirely different thing.

[LisaM]

8. It's time to start attacking politics at the local level.

Many of these Republicans came up through things like school boards, city councils, township clerks, and small Congressional districts. Obviously Trump is an exception, but it's the Teabaggers running for some of these local offices that has sown a lot of mischief.

Heck, just by being a township clerk in a small area, someone can affect election integrity. And, IMO, a lot of the problem is election integrity. The GOP is disrupting the process by the simplest of measures, such as knocking people off the rolls, enacting onerous ID requirements, refusing to register people who have all kinds of proof who they are, and closing down polling locations. A few more state AG offices and a few dozen more county clerk offices, and it could make an enormous difference.

BTW, Hillary's time may have come and gone as a candidate, but I think it's fair to say that she can provide a lot of knowledge, wisdom, and yes, fundraising, as an elder statesman for the party.

[LanternWaste]

9. What is the precise and relevant age which predicates 'too old',

What is the precise and relevant age which predicates 'too old' (in your opinion, of course), and on what arbitrary measure is that number based?

[Bradical79]

12. 70's and average lifespan of politicians?

Need someone who's going to be going strong at the end of 8 years.

[left-of-center2012]

10. Posts like this always gets me attacked

Take cover.

[nini]

13. Leaders rise to the top naturally

You don't pick them.

I'll ignore the BS 'too old' comment - it's getting really tiring to keep seeing that.