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Article snippet: It's a question some Democrats are pondering as the 2020 presidential election inches closer: Can their party represent change when three of its top candidates are not only familiar faces, but people in their retirement years? Sen. MORE will turn 76 later this month. Though the primaries are still a ways off, all three have emerged in early polls as favorites to be the 2020 Democratic nominee. Some strategists say that might be a problem. “Democrats would be better off with a young candidate,” said Democratic strategist Brad Bannon, who argued that an electorate that seems to want change might prefer someone from a younger generation. He put it as a generational battle, this time between baby boomers and millennials. “The desire for change is a function of a battle between an ascending generation, the millennials who want political power, and a descending generation, the baby boomers, who have the power but don't want to give it up,” he said. There are certainly a number of candidates ready to step up if Democratic voters are looking for a younger nominee. Sen. MORE is 51. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who has sparkled as a challenger to GOP Sen. MORE and become a liberal fundraising force, is 46. None of those candidates would qualify as millennials, but they are from a different generation than the trio at the top of the Democratic polls. Earlier this year, Biden — who allies suggest may consider running for one term only — acknowledged that age is a “legitimate”... Link to the full article to read more