The 2024 Biden-Trump rematch raises the question of how a country with many capable leaders produced two elderly, nationally familiar nominees. An age cap may look tempting, but it could eliminate strong candidates and would require constitutional change. Name recognition and the difficulty of breaking through national party structures offer another explanation. Dissatisfaction with particular candidates is separate from the incentives that make familiar figures easier to nominate.
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Age limits do not solve candidate-selection incentives
The Biden-Trump rematch prompts an institutional critique of candidate age, constitutional limits, name recognition, and the barriers facing less familiar national leaders.