The power of incumbency: Why voters reelect elderly politicians

Name: Fri Aug 11 2023 The power of incumbency: Why voters re-elect elderly politicians
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Description: Fri Aug 11 2023 From a lengthy absence after a fall to a mental blip on live television, the age of a politician can become an issue of concern among their colleagues and const

by GRAYCE MCCORMICK | The National Desk

Fri, August 11th 2023, 8:47 PM UTC

President Joe Biden speaks about infrastructure investments at the LA Metro, D Line (Purple) Extension Transit Project - Section 3, in Los Angeles, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., center, is helped by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, after the 81-year-old GOP leader froze at the microphones as he arrived for a news conference, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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President Joe Biden speaks about infrastructure investments at the LA Metro, D Line (Purple) Extension Transit Project - Section 3, in Los Angeles, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo, File)

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