Gen Z is entering politics. How would they run the US? | DW News

When do elder statesmen become elderly statesmen? Baby boomers have been running the United States for nearly three decades, more or less. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump are all boomers.

Only Joe Biden bucked the trend: he was born in 1942, so he's too old to be a boomer. So, is now the time for the boomers and their elders to pass the political baton to a new generation? And if so, to whom?

Here's a breakdown of the generations in the United States. You've got the boomers on the left, followed by GenX, GenY, also known as Millennials. Then comes GenZ, also known as the Zoomers. And at the end are the young-uns - Gen Alpha. So, let's look at GenZ, which is starting to play a more active role in politics. Some GenZ-ers are already old enough to serve in Congress, and in less than ten years, some of them will be eligible run for president.

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