The majority of Joe Biden voters in 2020 now say that, at 81 years old, the president of the United States is too old to be effective, which could be a threat to his re-election this year, according to a survey released this Sunday. The survey published by the newspaper The New York Times and by Siena College points out that 61% of those consulted said they considered the Democrat too old to be an effective president. Furthermore, 19% of those who voted for Biden in 2020 indicated that the octogenarian's age was such a problem that he could no longer do his job.
The poll indicates that this concern transcends generations, gender, race and education, with 63% of all registered voters saying that Biden is too old to be effective and 45% expressing their belief that he would not be capable of serving as president. . The probe was carried out more than two weeks after, as part of an investigation, a special prosecutor described the president as a “well-intentioned elderly man but with a bad memory” and “diminished faculties” due to his age.
In recent months, Biden has made several mistakes in his speeches, such as confusing Emmanuel Macron, the current French president, with François Mitterrand, who led France from 1981 to 1995 and died in 1996. Last week, however, Biden received a certificate at his annual physical exam and was deemed “fit for duty” by his doctor.
Although only four years separate Donald Trump from Biden and the Republican also had lapses during his campaign, voters surveyed did not express the same concerns about the Republican candidate in the primaries. According to another survey, the The Wall Street Journal and also released this Sunday, 73% of those consulted indicated that Biden is too old to run for re-election. In comparison, 52% consider Trump too old to run for the White House. If re-elected, Biden would break his own record as the oldest sitting president: Trump would be 82 years old at the end of his term and Biden, 86 years old.
Polls published this weekend also show that, if the elections were held today, Trump would win, but not by much difference. The research of the WSJ indicates that 47% of voters would support Trump and 45% would choose Biden, while in the poll NYT the Republican would beat the Democrat by 48% to 43%. In turn, a Fox poll, also published this Sunday, shows that, in the event of a possible rematch, Trump would receive 49% of voter support and Biden, 47%.
The groups that most support Trump are white evangelical Christians (68%), white men without a college degree (64%), and rural voters (60%), while the groups with the most support for Biden are black voters (66 %), urban voters (59%) and college graduates (57%), according to Fox. Both polls from Teams and from Fox indicate that Nikki Haley, Donald Trump's rival in the Republican primaries, would have a better chance of defeating Joe Biden in the November presidential election than the former president and current favorite among Republicans.
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