Who beyond Biden and Donald Trump: How Gerontocracy is weakening American democracy

Former US President who shaken the political scenario after the bombing news of the diagnosis of Biden’s cancer, facing a deep crisis Democratic Party: long -standing dependence on MPs of aging and a rigid seniority system that critics say that President Donald Trump has fresh talent and weak anti -talent and weak opponent for aggressive agenda.In just one year, six Democratic members of the Congress – all 70 or older – have died, leaving the party’s ability to oppose the Republican policies. The most spectacular example came last week when the House Republican passed Trump’s comprehensive tax and spent the bill by a single vote. Democrats, missing three important members, who had recently died of cancer, could not marture numbers to delay it.Political strategist Rebecca Katj wrote on X, “Imagine if one of the old and sick Dames retired instead of dying in the office and what it would mean for millions of people,” the political strategist Rebecca Katj wrote on X.A lost generation of leadershipOne of the most high-profile deficit was Virginia rape. 75 -year -old Gery Konoli, who died just a day before the vote. The irony is that the Democrats recently elevated Konoli to lead the impressive oversite committee, which rape.Political commentator Molly Jong-Fast said, “By raising someone more than a standard politician, they were lost to go into culture.” “It was a miss for the Democrat.”This moment has cristed a growing belief within the party: that its leadership culture is fundamentally out of step with the urgency of time, and is a generational change between its voters.Age and Shakti: A party problemThe Democratic Party is not alone in the Housing Aging Leadership. The-synet Republican recently stepped into 83-year-old Mich McConel as a minority leader. But for democrats, the issue has more harmful consequences. In the Congress minority, every seat matters with the party. Vacancies are not just unhappy due to death or prolonged illness – they are potential policy disasters.The average age of the top Democratic Committee leaders in the House is 69 compared to 62 for Republican. Former speaker Nancy Pelosi, 85, remains a major strength behind the curtain. The Leader of the Senate’s majority is Chak Shumar 74. And at the top of the ticket: 82 -year -old Joe Biden now confirmed battling prostate cancer amid growing concerns about his mental acumen.A warning from the pastThe issue of age is not limited to the Congress. Liberals continued the decision of Supreme Court Justice Ruth bed ginsburg, who died at the age of 87, allowing Trump to fill his seat and dramatically transfer the court to authority. She could have retired during Obama’s years, but no.Despite these high-day lessons, efforts to inject youth under democratic leadership have been minimal. Gun control activist David Hog, 25, was elected vice-president of the Democratic National Committee this year and immediately called for primary challenges for “out-of-touch, ineffective democrats”. Bachalash was sharp and vicious from the party’s elders. Veteran strategist James Karville, 80, rejected Hogs as a “contempt small twent.,Results of sticking to powerFor young democrats, the situation is unstable. They argue that bets and people demand change, reproductive rights, democratic integrity-warriors, future-centric leadership. But the deep culture of seniority and loyalty of the party has created a hurdle, when the Aadhaar is bypassing young voices at the moment when the Aadhaar is demanding generational changes.“If you are saying that democracy is on the ballot-and this is the most important choice of our lifetime-so the basis you hope you will work in this way,” Jong-Fast said. “They expect you to raise those who can speak better than your friends.”