Dems have nobody in reserve . Gabbard is probably too young she ' ll be 39 , Bernie will be too old 79 . Goofy Liz ? Michelle for no reason ? <| sep |> You need to specify if you ' re in the US or UK . Two totally different conversations depending . <| sep |> It ' s too bad the American system is so muddied like this . I live in Canada and am pretty thankful that our political order is sufficiently diverse we have 5 parties represented in parliament that legitimate politicians reflective of our diverse county can emerge from outside of the political system i . e . teachers , soldiers , community leaders , etc . . Obviously there are similar power brokers within the established parties , but it ' s far less of a factor than in the US . Hopefully changes are made to the electoral college that will facilitate some increased influence of third parties .