The leadership of the Democratic Party has an age problem, with the "ancient" nature of its top ranks serving a problematic issue as the party seeks to rally younger voters.
During a panel discussion on NBC's "Meet the Press," the former Missouri lawmaker and political analyst for NBC and MSNBC stated that she felt that the party had an ongoing issue with the cultivation of new leadership.
I believe the Democratic Party is struggling with an issue that is real and that is all of our leadership. She said that a lot of people are running the Democratic Party now.
McCaskill said that the Democratic Party will benefit from doing some navel-gazing about how to get more young people to the forefront.
The issue of age has come up for many politicians, but especially for Democrats, as many of their top leaders have been in positions of power for a long time.
President Joe Biden plans to be re-elected in 2024. Biden will be 86 years old when he leaves the White House if he runs for a second term.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has led the Democratic caucus in the lower chamber since 2003 while the majority leader is 83 years old.
Clyburn rose from vice chair of the Democratic caucus to his current role as Majority Whip, a position he held from 2007 until 2011.
McCaskill was re-elected to the Senate in 2012 but lost her bid for a third term.
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