Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) on Sunday said she believes too many Democratic Party leaders are over the hill.

The Missourian argued on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Democrats need an infusion of fresher faces if they hope to appeal to younger voters moving forward — while noting that party leadership is made up of a lot of “old folks.”

“But I will tell you I do think the Democratic Party is struggling with an issue that is real,” McCaskill, now an NBC News and MSNBC contributor, said during a panel discussion.

“All of our leadership — and I say this as somebody who’s ancient — you know, a lot of old folks are running the Democratic Party now in every part of the Democratic Party,” she said. 

The party’s prospects in the 2024 election, the former Democratic lawmaker argued, will hinge largely on drawing younger voters with distinct priorities.

“I think the Democratic Party will benefit from really doing some navel-gazing about how can we get more young people to the forefront because young people are going to be really important to us in 2024,” she said.

President Biden, 79, would be the oldest president to seek re-election if he runs again in 2024.

McCaskill, 69, who was first elected to represent Missouri in the US Senate in 2007 lost a re-election campaign to Republican Josh Hawley, 42, in 2018.

Her comments come after a new CBSNews poll showed 73% of respondents backing age limits for elected officials.

Some 40% supported setting an age limit of 70, and 26% backed a limit of 60, according to the survey.

Only 12% believed that having “older people” in elected offices is beneficial, while 47% said “younger people” produce better political outcomes.