Biden Who? Democrats Would Love To Talk To You About Their Candidate's Age.

A new ad backing Vice President Kamala Harris puts her relative youth front and center.

After spending months trying to get voters to think about anything other than how old their party’s presidential candidate was, Democrats are now putting age front and center as they work to sell Vice President Kamala Harris to the public, arguing the former prosecutor is just the right age to become commander in chief.

“She’s old enough to have over 30 years of experience in public service, and young enough to remember working her way through school at McDonald’s,” a male narrator says in a new 30-second ad from FF PAC, a super PAC expected to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on Harris’ behalf. The ad is airing through the presidential battleground states.

The ad is a remarkable display of how Democratic messaging has shifted since Joe Biden, 81, was on the ticket. The spot, which ends by promising Harris could move past a political era defined by the presidencies and candidacies of septuagenarian and octogenarian men, also shows how she is seeking to emphasize both her experience and, at 59, her relative youth.

“If you’re tired of this political era, and you’re ready to turn the page, Kamala Harris is ready to lead us into the future,” the narrator says over images of former President Donald Trump and the Jan. 6 insurrection.

When Biden was on the ticket, Democrats desperately sought ways to convince voters to move past concerns about his age. They had him speak direct to camera in ads and tried to argue that his accomplishments proved any age concerns irrelevant. “Look, I’m not a young guy. That’s no secret,” he said in one ad. “But here’s the deal, I understand how to get things done for the American people.”