Quote Originally Posted by Aimless View Post
So what you're saying is that it isn't a Democratic presidential trait; we can see that it is obviously a Presidential trait if the President is a Republican.
Depends if you consider Trump to be Presidential. I don't.

But yes as I said a while back - Republicans have some electoral success with older Presidents but Democrats don't.
Quote Originally Posted by RandBlade View Post
When their candidate isn't the incumbent President the Democrats have done better traditionally with younger, fresher faces than experienced Washington insiders.


Done a list going back 60 years to JFK. LBJ isn't on the list since he only ever fought an election as the incumbent President.


Young and fresh at the time: Obama (won), Clinton B (won), Carter (won), JFK (won)
Older experienced DC insiders: Clinton, H (lost), Kerry (lost), Gore (lost), Mondale (lost), McGovern (lost), Humphrey (lost)


Not sure on which list to put Dukakis.