Well, first, let me say I think God has blessed us. He has blessed the Republican Party with some very good candidates. The Democrats can’t even find one.
We continually hear about Democrats as being progressive, diverse, young and "in-touch" with the voters.
Let's look at their Presidential candidates. I will concede they are "progressive". Bernie Sanders is so progressive that he actually calls himself a Socialist. He was not even elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat. He ran as an Independent. I guess even Socialists can't get elected in Vermont when that party label is on the ballot next to their name.
However, how young is the group of announced Democrat contenders for President?
This is the age of each candidate ( including the unannounced Joe Biden) as of Election Day, 2016.
Hillary Clinton Age 69
Bernie Sanders Age 75
Martin O'Malley Age 53
Lincoln Chafee Age 63
Jim Webb Age 70
Joe Biden Age 73
Average Age 67.2
If you exclude O'Malley the average age is 70.
Compare that to the GOP contenders.
Jeb Bush Age 63
Marco Rubio Age 45
Ted Cruz Age 45
Scott Walker Age 48
Bobby Jindal Age 45
John Kasich Age 64
Rick Santorum Age 58
Lindsey Graham Age 61
Carly Fiorina Age 62
Donald Trump Age 70
Ben Carson Age 64
George Pataki Age 71
Jim Gilmore Age 67
Mike Huckabee Age 61
Rand Paul Age 53
Rick Perry Age 66
Chris Christie Age 54
Average Age 58.6
What about diversity?
The Democrat candidates are comprised of 5 white males and 1 white female.
The Republicans have 2 candidates with Hispanic backgrounds (Cruz and Rubio), an African American (Carson), an Indian American (Jindal) as well as a white female (Fiorina).
How about the diversity of educational, professional and occupational backgrounds?
Four of the six Democrats are lawyers (Clinton, O'Malley, Webb and Biden). It is hard to discern from any biographical information what Bernie Sanders did to make a living before he entered politics. Filmmaker and free lance journalist?
Chafree was a farrier (he shoed horses) before entering politics. Of course, that seems to have merely been a diversion until he could succeed his father as U.S. Senator from Rhode Island.
There are a number of attorneys in the GOP field as well (Cruz, Rubio, Santorum, Christie, Graham, Pataki, Gilmore) but there is a much broader range of experience among the candidates.
Business majors and CEO's --(Trump (Wharton), Fiorina (Maryland)
Doctors--Carson (Neurosurgeon), Paul (Eye Surgeon).
Pastor-Huckabee
Rhodes Scholar- Jindal
College Drop-Out-Walker
Air Force Pilot and Cotton Farmer- Perry
Son of a Mailman- Kasich
Son and Brother of a President of the United States- Bush
Old, White and Out of Touch?
It is not the GOP in 2016.
It is the late, not so great Democrats.
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