In the past half century, America has, four times, elected a “new generation of leadership” to the White House.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy, 43, replaced Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was 70.
In 1976, Jimmy Carter, 52 replaced Gerald Ford who was 63.
In 1992, Bill Clinton, 46, replaced George H. W. Bush, who was 68.
In 2008, Barack Obama, 47, replaced George W. Bush, who was 62, and defeated John McCain, who was 72.
Now, in 2016, we have the possibility of Marco Rubio, 45, replacing Barack Obama, who will be 55 later this year, and being opposed by Hillary Clinton, who will be 69, OR Bernie Sanders, who will be 75.
Rubio seems more likely as the Republican nominee than Ted Cruz, the other “young” Republican left in the race, who would be 46 if he took the oath of office, but it seems that Rubio has a better chance to win a national election.
And Rubio’s endorsement by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who would be a great running mate and age 45 on Inauguration Day next year, makes for a very attractive team, eight months apart, both 45, and both photogenic, against an “old timer”, either Hillary or Bernie.
So the question is whether the nation would be willing to elect a young Republican team, with the exact opposite view of government, than Democrats Kennedy, Carter, Clinton and Obama had!
And also, can Rubio defeat the “oldest” Republican potential nominee, Donald Trump, age 70 this June?
Will youth win out over age is the question of the campaign!