{"id":2024637,"date":"2023-09-07T13:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/say-it-aint-joe-most-democrats-concerned-about-bidens-age-poll-finds\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:23:58","slug":"say-it-aint-joe-most-democrats-concerned-about-bidens-age-poll-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/say-it-aint-joe-most-democrats-concerned-about-bidens-age-poll-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Majority of Democrats Worried About Biden&#8217;s Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsay-it-aint-joe-most-democrats-concerned-about-bidens-age-poll-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2024637&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<blockquote>\n<p><h2>And there&#8217;s nothing they can do \u2064about it<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n    <strong>What&#8217;s \u200chappening<\/strong>: A\u200b majority of Democratic voters say they are concerned \u200cthat President Joe Biden, 80, is too old to be running \u2062for reelection, according to a CNN <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NateSilver538\/status\/1699761444915396810\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> released on Thursday.\n  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fifty-six percent of \u2063Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents said they were &#8220;seriously concerned&#8221; that Biden&#8217;s \u2064advanced age and adjacency to death might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-football-player-calls-on-gavin-newsom-to-stop-restricting-sports-give-us-a-chance\/\" title=\"High School Football Player Calls On Gavin Newsom To Stop Restricting Sports: Give Us \u2018A Chance\u2019\">negatively affect<\/a> his current level of physical and mental competence.<\/li>\n<li>An even larger majority\u201460 percent of Democrats\u2014said they were seriously concerned that \u2064Biden&#8217;s\u2063 age could hurt his chances of winning the 2024\u2063 election.<\/li>\n<li>Asked an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/7-things-the-house-oversight-committee-should-ask-irs-whistleblowers\/\" title=\"7 Key Questions for IRS Whistleblowers by House Oversight Committee\">open-ended \u200bquestion<\/a> regarding their \u200d&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chemically-castrating-kids-is-an-insult-to-women-like-me-with-fertility-related-diseases\/\" title=\"Chemically Castrating Kids Is An Insult To Women Like Me With Fertility-Related Diseases\">biggest concern<\/a>&#8221; about Biden as a candidate, most \u2063Democrats cited his age, as well other age-related factors such as &#8220;mental competency,&#8221; &#8220;health,&#8221; &#8220;stamina,&#8221; &#8220;blunders,&#8221; \u200d&#8221;ability to handle the job,&#8221; and &#8220;risk of dying.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n    <strong>Why it matters<\/strong>: Democrats are terrified \u2063of Donald Trump, but have shown no interest in replacing Biden as the\u200b party&#8217;s nominee in 2024 \u200ddespite widespread voter concern about his age and health, not to mention their \u200dlack of confidence in his chosen successor, Vice President Kamala Harris.\n  <\/p>\n<p>    \u2062   Biden&#8217;s support among \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/say-it-aint-joe-most-democrats-concerned-about-bidens-age-poll-finds\/\" title=\"Poll: Majority of Democrats Worried About Biden's Age\">key demographic groups\u2014black<\/a> and Hispanic \u200cvoters\u2014has been falling, the \u200b <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/09\/05\/upshot\/biden-trump-black-hispanic-voters.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> earlier this week. Concerns about his age are likely a factor, but either way, that&#8217;s bad news for \u200bDemocrats.\n  <\/p>\n<p>    Democrats might\u2064 be right to think that, despite his age and high likelihood of dying soon, Biden is the best candidate they have to offer. Who, exactly, is going to replace him? Harris? Pete Buttigieg? Gavin Newsom? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?\u2063 Good luck with that.\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong>What they&#8217;re saying<\/strong>: &#8220;I think Biden\u2019s age helps him,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelbd\/status\/1699760783867904372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> conservative journalist Michael Brendan Dougherty. &#8220;Better a comatose FDR Democrat than a living wokester who throws away Michigan and Pennsylvania.&#8221;\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong>Crucial context<\/strong>: Biden will turn 81 in November. As of \u20642021, the average <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/pressroom\/nchs_press_releases\/2022\/20220831.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life expectancy<\/a> for American men was 73.2 years. He is statistically \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/joe-biden-death-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unlikely \u200dto survive<\/a> another four-year \u2062term as president.<br \/>\n \u2064\n  <\/p>\n<p>\n    <strong>Bottom line<\/strong>: He&#8217;s old as f\u2014.<br \/>\n \u2064\u2063\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CNN poll reveals that 56% of Democratic voters are seriously concerned about President Joe Biden&#8217;s age (80) and his eligibility for reelection. 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