Democrats are too old.

[EdmondDantes_]

42. I have some objections to this

The n of Congressional people dying is really small. That makes the death rate a really hard indicator to use given it's largely statistically insignificant.

But also the average age in this Congress is functionally identical in the House and only 1.5 years in the Senate.

"Overall, the median age of House Democrats is 57.6, while the median age of House Republicans is 57.5.

In the Senate, the median age of all Democrats is 66.0, a bit higher than the median for Republicans (64.5)."

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/16/age-and-generation-in-the-119th-congress-somewhat-younger-with-fewer-boomers-and-more-gen-xers/

Yes leadership is older, but that's the seniority system and people generally don't like to give up power especially when they still feel like they are doing good.

And as you note Sanders is effective at speaking to people and rallying them and so is Trump. It's not just age. Yes it's often easier as a younger person, but it's also easier for extroverts. I'd need several days to recover from one of those massive rallies as an introvert.