A lot has been said about Obama's age and relative inexperience. I realized something interesting tonight...
Clinton was 46 when he was elected. He spent no time in either the House or Senate before his election. He was the Governor of Arkansas for ~14 years.
JFK was 43. He was a House Representative for 6 years, and a Senator for 8 years.
Abraham Lincoln was 51. 8 years in IL Legislature, 1 term in Congress.
Obama is 47 years old. Obama was a community activist and lecturer at UofC for 6 years. He was a IL House member for 8 years, and US Senator for 4.
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