Biden’s age remains a significant concern for voters heading into 2024
Christopher Tremoglie
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The topic of President Joe Biden’s age has been a constant thorn in his side nearly the entire time he has been in office. Many consider the issue a serious concern, and judging by many of Biden’s mistakes, errors, gaffes, and odd actions, it is valid.
A recent poll shows that most of the country thinks Biden’s age will be an obstacle to his reelection.
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Rasmussen Reports found that “72% of likely U.S. voters believe Biden’s age is a serious problem in terms of his chances of winning reelection in 2024.” With nearly three out of every four voters feeling this way, it’s clearly a challenge to overcome for the 46th president. Moreover, of that total, it includes 46% of voters who think Biden’s age is a “very serious problem.” Conversely, only 25% felt that Biden’s age wasn’t “a serious problem for next year’s election.”
Biden is already the oldest president in the nation’s history. So, in many ways, it’s natural to think that ageism is to blame for voters feeling this way.
However, it has more to do with Biden’s actions, malapropisms, and overall behavior combined with his advanced age than solely because he will be 81 years old in less than a month. He’s been on video mixing up names and facts, tripping, falling, and frequently just looking, well, unfortunately, like a confused old man.
Concerns about Biden’s age even transcend political parties.
As expected, Republicans led the way, with 80% of GOP voters believing the president’s age is a detriment to his reelection chances, Rasmussen reported. Next were unaffiliated voters, with 73% of them sharing concerns about Biden’s age. And last but certainly not least, 64% of Democrats are also worried Biden’s age will hamper him in the 2024 presidential election, according to Rasmussen.
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It’s unlikely Biden can do anything between now and November 2024 to lower concerns about his age.
If anything, the age issue will arguably become more of an issue as time passes. If other problems, such as the economy or foreign policy, start to go south, Biden’s advanced age could be a catalyst for him losing further support with the country’s voters.