Why are America’s politicians so old?

Despite calls that he is unfit to serve, Joe Biden is determined to stay in the race for president. He’s not the only politician reluctant to let go. America’s legislators are the oldest in the OECD, a club of mostly rich countries. What’s behind their staying power at the top of politics? And what impact have they had on the country?

Charlotte Howard hosts with John Prideaux and Idrees Kahloon. They’re joined by Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute and Elaine Kamarck of the Brookings Institution.