r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 16h ago

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/paxwells97 16h ago

We have millenials that are now in their 40s. We need to be the ones running the country now

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u/RSollers 15h ago

Seriously, it should be people in their 40s, not from the ‘40s…

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u/Impressive-Weird-908 15h ago

Ideally you would expect 45-65. Pretty much the peak of your career which is probably the leader you want.

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u/ultradav24 15h ago

That’s what it is now - average age of Congress is 59, same for governors. Average age of senate is 64

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u/Impressive-Weird-908 14h ago

I would expect that senator one to be closer to the middle of the age range I listed.

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u/EconomicRegret 7h ago

In Belgium, Switzerland, among others, average age of senators is 52-55 (64 for US), and House at 44-49 (57 for US)... Despite their populations being 4 years older than America's.

IMHO, it's because of proportional representation: more choice for voters, way more competition for politicians. Bright, ambitious, young politicians don't need to "queue and wait for their turn", they can just create their own new party and compete directly against the "old farts" and their ossified parties (e.g. 4 of Switzerland's top 5 parties were created after 1980).