I think it is universal that things speed up as you get older. Not just politics, but everything.
Remember how long summer was when you were a kid? And how long it was until summer came again?
Back then, a year was 1/8 of your life. Or at least, 1/8 of what you could remember. No wonder it took so long.
Now, a year is just 1/30, or 1/40, or 1/50 of your life. Hardly any time at all. The time between Memorial Day and Labor Day is just a few weeks. Barely enough to get some of the outside projects done.
Then its a steady progression from back-to-school, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and oh my gosh, we'd better get Christmas planned.
I'm surprised Einstein didn't do an amendment to the theory of relativity covering this subject, as he got older.