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Of the 100 sitting senators, 9 are considered "minorities". Their average age is 56. The average age in the senate is 65, oldest is 87, and it is overwhelmingly
by sbuk 6y ago
Of the 100 sitting senators, 9 are considered "minorities". Their average age is 56. The average age in the senate is 65, oldest is 87, and it is overwhelmingly white males, which is point being made.
I doubt that a full-page broadsheet add carries the same impact online. It's very clear that the target demographic is older white men.
- Grustaf 6y agoI’m not really contesting the demographics of the senate here.
- mthoms 6y agoYou might be reading way too much into the "old, white" part IMHO. It was a generalization. A generalization that was successful in illustrating that the ad was targeted primarily at legislators and their peers. Nothing more.