Why does it feel like the vast majority of 20 year olds running for office are Republicans? This 'Americans for Prosperity' kid and the 24 year old real-estate CEO in NC-11 feel like outliers amongst their generation
I sense a lot of it is wealth-related
It's definitely related to wealth, no doubt. These guys probably have a trust fund and look around and think, "oh, it'd be cool to run for office." And because of their family's money they can get a toehold in these primaries and go on from there.
If we had a UK-style seat selection system I guess we'd probably would have a lot more 20-somethings in Congress, since in that case you can be a university student who's active in the primary and potentially get selected regardless of your wealth.
