Too Old for Office? 63% of Americans Support Age 70 Cut-Off as Senior Lawmakers Urged to 'Pass the Torch'

At 87, Maxine Waters plans to run again, sparking private party frustrations and public calls for her to 'pass the baton'. (Credit: Instagram / Maxine Waters)

The American public is sending a blunt message regarding the elderly figures currently occupying the Capitol: it is time to set a maximum age for those in power.

According to fresh data from a Daily Mail/JL Partners survey, the appetite for reform is substantial, with 63 per cent of the country now backing a cap on how old their representatives can be. Almost a quarter of those polled identified 70 as the ideal age for retirement, yet even as certain long-serving figures in the capital begin to recognise the need for fresh blood, others are stubbornly refusing to pass the torch.