Considering that Joe Biden, who is already the oldest sitting president ever in the United States, will turn 82 in November and his designated challenger Donald Trump just turned 78, age was always going to be an issue in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election. After last week's debate, however, during which President Biden looked every bit his age, the discussion over Biden's fitness to run a successful re-election campaign, let alone serve another four-year term has taken on a new dynamic.
As Statista's Felix Richter reports, even among rank-and-file democrats, anxiety over Biden's health and his re-election prospects is growing, even though the party's leadership is trying to present a united front in support of the president.
A new poll by The New York Times and Siena College reveals how big the concerns about Biden’s age really are, showing that 74 percent of registered voters believe that he is “just too old to be an effective president”, compared to 43 percent who think the same about Donald Trump.
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