“But I will tell you I do think the Democratic Party is struggling with an issue that is real,” McCaskill, now an NBC News and MSNBC contributor, said during a panel discussion.
“All of our leadership — and I say this as somebody who’s ancient — you know, a lot of old folks are running the Democratic Party now in every part of the Democratic Party,” she said.
The party’s prospects in the 2024 election, the former Democratic lawmaker argued, will hinge largely on drawing younger voters with distinct priorities.“I think the Democratic Party will benefit from really doing some navel-gazing about how can we get more young people to the forefront because young people are going to be really important to us in 2024,” she said.
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