When did we become the party with the old leaders?

[Bucky]

Democrats elected President from outside the White House:
1932 - FDR, 50 years old
1960 - JFK, 43
1976 - Carter, 50
1992 - Clinton, 46
2008 - Obama, 47

2016 options: Clinton, 69; Biden, 74; Cuomo, 59 (the youth candidate?)

Not to seem ageist here. By my calculations, I'm too old to run myself. But the winning formula seems to be getting the younger voters with us. No one I see running gins up my juices. (Caveat: my juices are notoriously fickle--I was for Biden in '08 and Clark in '04).

But seriously, aren't you kind of hungry for somebody fresh (doesn't really have to be young, just new) to come out of nowhere and turn this nomination on its ear?

[Autumn]

1. I want some one with a good vision of how things need to be that will work for the people.

Someone just like Bernie.

[LittleBlue]

3. +1

He's an old guy with new ideas.

[Autumn]

4. He's an old guy with old ideas, he's just willing to speak about them.

Not a lot of Democrats will do that.

[Bucky]

5. Bernie's cool

This would be the first time he's run as a Democrat, but I'll give him a listen.

[GeorgeGist]

2. As a boomer ...

I think we've proved a huge disappointment.

[snooper2]

6. age limit should be like 75 to be in any office-

seriously...

That way we don't have sitting Senators saying stupid shit like, the internet is a series of tubes

[merrily]

7. I remember way back when Democrats were very free with

the "too old to be President" humor, barbs and serious analysis. Way back in 2008, in fact.

Good times.

Do you think you are too old to run?

[Bucky]

8. My arches think so

[merrily]

9. Well done.

Of course, it's not the running that really matters to anyone but her and her peeps. It's the next four to eight years of governing that would really matter to all of us.