Dustin Morris, chairman of Kansas Young Republicans, highlighted Romney’s willingness to cede the stage to a new generation. For each legislative body, the slightly older median age makes the most sense as a reference point. That means the median senator was 47 years old when the first iPhone went on sale in 2007; the median representative was 45. The median senator could first vote for president in 1980, when Republican Ronald Reagan ran against incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. “Whether it’s Joe Biden or Trump, that’s a far-off figure that you can never really connect with.

Source: CNN September 15, 2023 11:12 UTC