President: 79 Possible 2024 GOP nominee: 75 Speaker of House: 81 House Majority Leader: 82 House Whip: 81 Supreme Court Justice: 83 Most influential Covid authority: 80
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Well that’s the funny part, the candidate selection process is *far* more democratic here than elsewhere, the people have spoken in a clear voice: we love our old politicians
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yeah I agree with all the complaints about our gentrocracy, but imo this has more to do with the median voter being in their mid 50's than anything else
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Our parties are weak because we have terrible state laws which allow anyone off the street to vote in primaries. It’s insane. Parties should choose their own nominees.
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Nixon was right: “good God we've got many [republicans] over 70 that I hadn't realized... they're too old, too old... I think in the house and senate you oughta be out of there by 70... nobody should run for the house [for first time] if he's over 40"pic.twitter.com/bVwAQHN1rG
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Hate to say it, but I completely agree with Nixon on this. Congress should have term limits and a mandatory retirement age. No one should serve more than 18 years or past age 70.
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Do those parties have a "young" section, which has some autonomy and power? Well, the question is moot, because everything is single-seat districts. So, the one with most financial resources becomes candidate in the district. In a system with multiple seats per district, 1/n
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the "young" section can have, for example, list place 3 and 5 (assuming the number of candidates is 15, and the party has 30 percent of voters). This ensures that at least one member of the "young" section will be elected. 2/2
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They cling to power because of the excellent no-cost health insurance and pensions, both of which are practically impossible to get in the US. Only half kidding.
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Wow, senators keep their jobs for the benefits like any other American. How dare someone combine doing their desired job and getting benefits that are expected for ones work.
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In other countries they have proportional representation, thus allowing more easily the existence of more than two parties, and giving party lists priority over incumbents. Entrenched Incumbents are a feature of the US voting system
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