Democrats say they prefer a candidate aged 60 or younger for president—yet the two candidates currently leading in a range of polls are former Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders: two men over 75.
Democrats say they prefer a candidate aged 60 or younger for president, according to a recent Pew poll, yet the two candidates who are currently leading in a range of polls are former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders: two men over the age of 75.
So why are the stated identity preferences of Democrats not aligned with who’s currently leading the polls? John Sides, a professor of political science at George Washington University, said asking people for their ideal candidate's age, race, or gender isn’t the same as asking their actual choice. “Although it feels like it's been going on forever, we're still actually pretty far from when people actually start voting or caucusing,” said Christina Reynolds the vice president of communications for Emily’s List, an organization which helps elect pro-choice Democratic women.
“The most important thing for a voter is somebody who they think, at least right now, can win,” Litman told ABC News. “And that is often viewed through a lens that is really problematic. It's racist, it’s classist, it’s sexist,” she said. “Instead of saying who is the candidate who's going to inspire the most number of Americans to support him or her and come out to vote, both in the primaries and in the general, we're starting with who can beat Donald Trump. So instead of an aspirational vision, we're starting with a very limited idea of what inspires voters and what turns voters out,” she told ABC News.
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