Opinion: JRubinBlogger on rethinking electability
Twenty-four 2020 Democratic presidential candidates are seen in a combination from file photos. By Jennifer Rubin Jennifer Rubin Opinion writer covering politics and policy, foreign and domestic Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 24 at 10:30 AM We are delighted that so many in the mainstream media finally has figured out that it was moderates, not far-left progressives, who won back the House for Democrats in 2018.
And that brings us back to the presidential race. According to a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday, “When asked about the ideal age for a president, most Democrats say they prefer someone in their 40s through their 60s, with nearly half saying the best age for a president is ‘in their 50s.’ ” Right now, two septuagenarian men are leading most polls. Pew, however, finds that “only 3% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents say this is the best age range for a president.
Democrats, after, all did succeed in 2018 with a whole lot of women candidates in precisely the same areas and among groups that will be key to winning in 2020 if Democrats are to retake the White House, keep the House majority and make headway in the Senate. And remember all that talk about “likability”? In poll jargon, that’s “favorability,” and the women are hitting their stride:
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