John Kerry

Even the "old" part is not a criticism. ( consider the opposite in the 2008 race, where it was said that Hillary had to be more pro war to counter the gender assumptions. )

The best thing is that the article is one of the few that gets Kerry's record on Iraq and speaks of the Contras. That is what the article is echoing back to with the "old" comment.

"Yet if we want to normalize a foreign policy that combines military strength with collaboration relationships around the world to ensure citizens’ rights to security and voice in their respective governments, our best bet may be the older white guy. He’s gone up against his peers’ machismo for forty years and has nothing left to prove."

In fact, is facing his peers' masismo, he has had nothing to prove since returning as a highly decorated veteran.