Howard Dean, the former chairman of the Democratic Party, wants to see a 'younger, newer candidate' be the 2020 presidential nominee.
'I think it's time that young people took over the party,' Dean, 70, told CNN Thursday morning.
A slew of names have been joined the race for the Democratic nomination and several more are contemplating running.
Howard Dean, the former chairman of the Democratic Party, wants to see a 'younger, newer candidate' be the 2020 presidential nominee
Possible contenders former Vice President Joe Biden (left) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (right) are in Dean's age group
They vary in age from the 77-year-old Sen. Bernie Sanders to 76-year-old Michael Bloomberg to the 52-year-old Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and 46-year-old Beto O'Rourke.
Dean, who served as Democratic National Committee chairman from 2005-2009, argued it was the younger generation that returned Democrats to power in the 2018 election, particularly in the House of Representatives.
Democratic lawmakers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, and Abby Finkenauer, 30, became the youngest members ever elected.
Voters ages 18 to 29 made up 13 percent of the overall electorate in 2018, according to exit polls from ABC News, up from 11 percent in 2014.
Dean credited youth and diversity for the Democratic surge.
'We gained a third of our legislative seat losses back in 2018 and a lot of it was done by things that people run for something in collective pack, color change, indivisible, voter Latino. These are outside groups that are incredibly good on social media and I need to see more of that happening. So I'm interested in a younger, newer candidate but I'm going to support whoever we nominate,' he noted.
Dean, who ran for president himself in 2004 but failed to win the nomination, said it was time to 'turn the page on my generation' when it comes to candidates like former Vice President Joe Biden, 76.
'That's his personal choice,' he said of talk Biden may run again.
'I already said what I had to say about turning the page on my generation. But, you know, Joe Biden is a good guy, people like Joe Biden a lot. He's run before and hasn't been able to win. Maybe he will this time, I don't know. I mean, I'm really not going to take sides in this. There are no candidates with one exception that I really don't think should be president,' he said.
He said his exception was Democratic lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard, 37.
'I don't think she knows what she's doing and she's not qualified,' he said, citing her meetings with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and statements she made about gay people in her youth.
'I don't know what she thinks she's doing,' Dean said.
Gabbard worked for her father's anti-gay organization in the early 2000s - a group that likened same-sex marriage to incest, pedophilia, and bestiality.
Mike Gabbard, a prominent anti-gay activist in Hawaii who now serves in the state Senate, established The Alliance for Traditional Marriage, which supported gay conversion therapy and referred to homosexuality as 'unhealthy, abnormal behavior that should not be promoted or accepted in society.'
She has apologized for her work and now supports gay rights.
WHO ARE ALL THE DEMOCRATS OFFICIALLY RUNNING FOR THE PRESIDENCY IN 2020 SO FAR?
ELIZABETH WARREN
Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 71
Entered race: Set up exploratory committee December 31, 2018
Career: Law lecturer and academic who became an expert on bankruptcy law and tenured Harvard professor. Ran for Senate and won in 2012, defeating sitting Republican Scott Brown, held it in 2018 60% to 36%. Was short-listed to be Hillary's running mate and campaigned hard for her in 2016
Family: Twice-married mother of two and grandmother of three. First husband and father of her children was her high-school sweetheart. Second husband Bruce Mann is Harvard law professor. Daughter Amelia Tyagi and son Alex Warren have both been involved in her campaigns. Has controversially claimed Native American roots; DNA test suggested she is as little as 1,064th Native American
Religion: Raised Methodist, now described as Christian with no fixed church
Views on key issues: Voted Republican until 1995 but has tacked left since. Pro: higher taxes on rich; banking regulation; Dream Act path to citizenship for 'dreamers'; abortion and gay rights; campaign finance restrictions; and expansion of public provision of healthcare - although still to spell out exactly how that would happen. Against: U.S. presence in Afghanistan and Syria; liberalization of gambling
Slogan: To be announced
KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND
Age on Inauguration Day: 54
Entered race: Announced exploratory committee on Stephen Colbert's CBS show on January 16, 2019
Career: Dartmouth and UCLA law grad who was a high-flying Manhattan attorney representing big businesses. Says she was inspired to enter politics by hearing Hillary Clinton speak, although she is also scion of a prominent New York Democratic political family. Won New York's 20th district, centered on Albany in 2004; appointed to Hillary Clinton's senate seat in 2008 and won it in 2010 special election 63-35; won first full term 2012 and re-elected 67-33 in 2018
Family: Married to British venture capitalist Jonathan Gillibrand with two sons, Theodore, 15, and Henry, ten
Religion: Catholic
Views on key issues: Initially pro-gun as Congresswoman, has since reversed herself to be pro-gun control and also pro-immigration; said Bill Clinton should have resigned over Monica Lewinsky and helped force Al Franken out of Senate over groping allegations; in favor of single-payer healthcare and Medicare for all
Slogan: To be announced
JULIAN CASTRO
Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 46
Entered race: January 12, 2018, at rally in his native San Antonio, TX. Had formed exploratory committee two months previously
Career: Stanford and Harvard graduate who was a San Antonio councilman at 26 and became mayor in 2009. Was Obama's Housing and Urban Development secretary from 2014 to 2016
Family: Married with nine-year-old daughter and four-year-old son. His identical twin Joaquin, who is a minute younger, is Democratic congressman. Would be first Hispanic-American nominee - announced his run in English and Spanish - and first-ever U.S. president with a twin
Religion: Catholic
Views on key issues: Wants medicare for all, action on affordable housing, will not take money from political action committees (PACs) tied to corporations or unions. Other views still to be announced
Slogan: One Nation. One Destiny
JOHN DELANEY
Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 57
Entered race: Filed papers July 28, 2017
Career: Three-time Maryland congressman, first winning election in 2012. Previously set up publicly-traded companies lending capital to healthcare and mid-size businesses and was New York Stock Exchange CEO
Family: Married father of four; wife April works for children's issues nonprofit
Religion: Catholic
Views on key issues: Social liberal in favor of legalized pot and gun control but not single-payer healthcare; fiscally conservative
Slogan: Focus on the Future
ANDREW YANG
Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 46
Entered race: Filed papers November 6, 2018
Career: Started a dotcom flop then become healthcare and education tech executive who set up nonprofit Venture for America
Family: Married father of two; would be first Asian-American nominee
Religion: Reformed Church
Views on key issues: Warns of rise of robots and artificial intelligence, wants $1,000 a month universal basic income and social media regulated
Slogan: Humanity First
RICHARD OJEDA
Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 50
Entered race: Filed papers November 12, 2018
Career: Tattooed Army paratrooper officer with combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan awarded disability by VA; then high school teacher and West Virginia state senator. Lost 2018 run for Congress
Family: Married father of two; wife is paid caregiver for his combat-related disabilities; grandfather was illegal immigrant from Mexico
Religion: Not declared
Views on key issues: Populist union booster who backed teachers' strike in West Virginia; wants lobbyists banned; won't take corporate political action committee donations but will take from unions; voted for Trump in 2016 but regrets it
Slogan: To be announced
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Main photo article Howard Dean, the former chairman of the Democratic Party, wants to see a ‘younger, newer candidate’ be the 2020 presidential nominee.
‘I think it’s time that young people took over the party,’ Dean, 70, told CNN Thursday morning.
A slew of names have been joined ...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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