The Age of Deception: Why Voters Keep Voting Old Voters clamor for change in Washington and beg for younger politicians to take the reins, yet consistently reelect septuagenarian senators.
Massachusetts' primary elections offered a recent example: Ed Markey, an 80 year old progressive stalwart, defeated his more youthful challenger, Seth Moulton.
But age is merely a convenient scapegoat for voters' true concerns. Incumbency reigns supreme in American politics, regardless of ideology or party affiliation.