“There is an element of, at some point, you age out,” the former president said.
Former President Barack Obama is urging the Democratic Party to invest in younger candidates if it wants to come out victorious in the 2026 midterm elections and, eventually, the 2028 presidential election.
In an interview with YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen that was published Saturday, the 64-year-old said part of the reason his own elections were so successful was because he was young at the time.
“I’m a pretty healthy 64, feel great, but the truth is, half of the references that my daughters make about social media, TikTok and such, I don’t know who they’re talking about,” he said. “There is an element of, at some point, you age out. You’re not connected directly to the immediate struggles that folks are going through.”
yeah because trump would win against biden because he was a few months younger yet kamala the much younger canidate still lost to him. Granted though. Everyone over 50 should be handing over stuff to younger folks and take on more advisory roles if anything and hard cap step away at 60. 65 is a joke and part of the reason not enough younger folks have enough opportunities.