Stop it with ageism in electoral politics

It should not take someone in his early 40s to point it out, but a poll released by CBS last week found that nearly 75% of Americans — across party lines — support age limits for elected officials.

Americans don’t agree on much these days, but they do agree that discriminating against people over something they cannot control is a good idea.

Of course this is antithetical to living in a representative democracy, where you’re given an opportunity to vote for your preferred candidate, regardless of age, gender, race, or anything else.

Would this poll have looked differently just a few years ago? I believe so.