![]() ![]() We’re running the same experiment in politics: Voters, donors and journalists are all excited by the great leadership potential of young men who leapfrog up the political ladder. Research consistently shows that in American workplaces, women tend to be promoted once their managers see them perform well men are promoted if managers believe in their potential to do well. But whether a youngish candidate is bright, brilliant and promising or inexperienced, off-putting and ruthlessly ambitious depends on whether the young thing in question is male or female. The prominent female candidates cluster more in the middle: Kirsten Gillibrand is the youngest at 52, and Elizabeth Warren is the oldest at 69, with Kamala Harris (54) and Amy Klobuchar (58) in the middle. ![]() ![]() Buttigieg is the youngest and Bernie Sanders, at 77, is the oldest. The Democrats vying for 2020 run a remarkable age gamut. And now, there is Tim Ryan, 45, a congressman from Ohio best known for challenging Nancy Pelosi for the speakership. There’s the longer shot Andrew Yang, 44, corporate lawyer turned do-gooder entrepreneur, who is campaigning on the promise of a universal basic income. There’s Mayor Pete (last name Buttigieg), just 37 and a gay veteran, who runs the city of South Bend, Ind. There’s Beto O’Rourke, 46, a Texas congressman who lost his Senate race against Ted Cruz last year. As the Democratic field for 2020 gets more crowded, several fresh young faces have begun to emerge. ![]()
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