US Politics
The Graying of American Politics: Why Older Incumbents Keep Winning and Why It Threatens Democratic Vitaly
A recent data analysis reveals that older incumbents are consistently defeating their younger challengers in this year's midterm primary elections. This calcifying trend in our political arteries is a dire sign of a representative government losing its vital connection to the fresh ideas and energy of a new generation, choking the very dynamism that a healthy democracy requires.
