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LBobRife t1_j94swhy wrote

Reply to comment by soonerpgh in TIL that 3 of the 5 most recent U.S. presidents were all born within months of each other, 4/5 in the same decade by wizeowlintp

Obama was elected quite young. Clinton too. Bush was elected at a relatively normal age. It's just the last two that have been exceedingly old.

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soonerpgh t1_j94tkfi wrote

I'll m not just referring to Presidents. Look at our Congress... we have very few of them under 60 and many of them over 70.

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LBobRife t1_j94uh3k wrote

The house actually got younger with the most recent election. It tends to go in waves. It takes a while to get enough credibility to get elected Senator, which is why the median age is 59. I wouldn't say that is a ridiculous age. There are of course outliers that should retire, but on the whole Congress isn't all extremely elderly.

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