Even though polls consistently show that Senator Sanders is the most popular, best liked and most trusted politician in the US, particularly with young people, it seems like there is plenty of establishment (ironically — superdelegates such as John Dean) and public sentiment that Sanders at 77, is too old to be an appropriate candidate for President in 2020. I am not sure about that.
Wondering how people on this site feel, so please take the poll and I invite comments on why you feel he is too old or not.
What does it mean that he is too old in this context?
Also opinions on which of these other aging Dems are “too old” to run/govern/set policy?
Senators
77 Diane Feinstein, Patrick Leahy
75 Bill Nelson
74 Ben Cardin
73 Dick Durbin
Five other Democratic senators are over 70.
Congressmen
88 Louise Slaughter
86 Sander Levin
82 Eddie Johnson
81 Alcee Hastings
80 Bill Pasrell, Nita Lowy
79 Maxine Waters, Stenny Hoyer
78 Nancy Pelosi
77 David Price, Jim Clyburn, Lucille royal-Allan, Danny Davis
75 Ann Eshoo, Frederica Wilson
74 Rosa Delauro, Rick Nolan, Jose Serrano
73 Susan Davis, Jan Shakowsky, Colin Peterson, Emmanuel Cleaver
72 John Garramendi, David Scott, Barbara Watson Coleman, Bob Brady
Twenty other Democratic congressmen are over 70!
(apologies for any mispellings)