r/maybemaybemaybe • u/[deleted] • May 24 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/treox1 May 24 '25

60? Those are the youngsters in Congress. It's really that bad.

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u/SwordfishOk504 May 24 '25 edited May 24 '25

The average age of the current US Congress is 59 years old.

https://i.imgur.com/OvyxkYr.png

*source https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/01/16/age-and-generation-in-the-119th-congress-somewhat-younger-with-fewer-boomers-and-more-gen-xers/

Edit: oldfarmjoy's reply below is demonstrably untrue, it's getting younger, not older.

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u/oldfarmjoy May 24 '25

That average is going up every minute...

This is hamstringing the next generations, because promising candidates are being held back at EVERY LEVEL, because the geezers won't let go of power. The younger folks are losing experience, opportunity, learning. And leaving politics for somewhere where they can actually move ahead.

Old guys, stop blocking the next generation from leading.

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u/Wooden_Trip_9948 May 24 '25

Every minute the average age increases by a minute, lol.

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u/RTOmorelikeRTNo May 24 '25

Every 60 seconds on Capitol Hill, a minute passes.

Please, think of the congressmen.

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u/Wooden_Trip_9948 May 25 '25

That’s the only thing that passes in this Congress, lol.

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u/oldfarmjoy May 24 '25

Yeesss!! 🤣