where are the Democrats?

[pscot]

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Democrats like to cast Republicans as out-of-touch fuddy-duddies, but the Democratic field, as it now stands, is remarkably long in the tooth, with an average age of 69. The GOP field averages a relatively youthful 57.

Where are the Democrats in their avid middle years longing to play on a national stage, labouring now to lay the groundwork for a big run down the road? When the payoff is huge, it can make sense to play even when the odds are slim. Ted Cruz knows he probably won't win this year, but he is bold enough to give it a shot. Why so little intrepid ambition among the Democrats? Mr O'Malley, we salute you.

One partial explanation of the thin Democratic field is that rising talent has been recently nipped in the bud. The past two mid-term elections saw Democrats lose control first of the House in 2010, and then of the Senate in 2014. Meanwhile, Republicans have been taking over statehouses and governorships at a swift rate. Democrats who might have been up and comers came and went

[orpupilofnature57]

1. MSM and Forgone conclusions, connections with strings, we've

become no better than that club at Yale .

[sufrommich]

2. Do you know who Will Wilkinson is? He works for the Cato Institute.

He wrote this article. He sounds concerned.

[Maedhros]

4. Regardless of his motivations, is his argument sound?

If not, refute it.

[sufrommich]

7. You mean this argument?

"But is Mrs Clinton really such a safe bet? She struggled with a concussion and blood clots in 2012. What if something like that happens again? In any case, she is not as spry as she once was. She and Mrs Warren are only a few months apart in age, yet Mrs Warren seems markedly younger and more reliably energetic. It's not nice, but such considerations matter in politics."

It's unmitigated conservative bullshit. They've been floating this "but..but what about her blood clots,we're just asking" crap for a year now along with rumors that it's affected her brain permanently. The argument that "she looks old" is sexist nonsense and offensive. This using right wing articles to attack Clinton is beyond the pale as far as I'm concerned,that's my goddamned refutation.

[Maedhros]

11. And I agree - citing Clinton's age as disqualifying is nonsense.

Thank you for making the refutation, rather than attacking the source.

[pscot]

12. You know I deliberately left that out

because at that point he quit making sense. This is from Politico, after all. I was hoping for a narrow focus because I thought he made a cogent point about the state of the Democratic bench. As near as I can tell there isn't a Democrat within 600 miles of me who thinks they might make a good president.

[sufrommich]

15. Do you understand that this is an article written by

a conservative who's faking concern for Clinton's ability to govern? There's nothing wrong with the democratic bench and if there was, this guy certainly wouldn't give a shit.

[emulatorloo]

8. So you find the Koch Brother's tool persuasive?

sufrommich laid it all out for you, but I don't understand this sudden DU interest in promoting right wing hacks and pretending as if anything they say could possible be credible.

It is like posting a Limbaugh rant and expecting DU'ers to be ignorant of his history and insisting that his every lie be taken seriously.

Nothing personal but I am pretty pissed right now about DU'ers gleefully promoting that vile GOP hack job Clinton Cash

Sources matter. Liars lie.

[KamaAina]

3. This could be an edge for O'Malley if he uses it wisely

as in marketing himself to millennials rather than playing the age card directly.

[hrmjustin]

5. Our.candidates are older and wiser.

[emulatorloo]

9. Their candidates have the maturity of a tantrum-throwing toddler.

[hrmjustin]

10. Agreed!

[pscot]

13. Candidate, singular

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[hrmjustin]

14. Yes at this time just one but older and wiser is good.

[Mnpaul]

6. I would like to see this guy go places in the party

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Guti%C3%A9rrez

Anyone who can beat up Bill Kristol and Laura Ingraham verbally in ten minutes is a winner in my book.

[PowerToThePeople]

16. personal lives too "liberal" to survive media attacks?

[Octafish]

17. We got Rahm.

Who else has national name recognition?

OK, name recognition that registers at all?