{"id":2103646,"date":"2023-11-20T07:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turns-81-the-role-of-age-and-ability-in-the-2024-election\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T07:12:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T12:12:21","slug":"biden-turns-81-the-role-of-age-and-ability-in-the-2024-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turns-81-the-role-of-age-and-ability-in-the-2024-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden turns 81: The role of age and ability in the 2024 election"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbiden-turns-81-the-role-of-age-and-ability-in-the-2024-election%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=2103646&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--><h2>President Joe Biden Celebrates 81st Birthday \u200bAmidst Age Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden, the oldest sitting \u2064U.S. president, turned 81 on Monday.\u200b As Biden celebrates this milestone, the implications\u2062 of\u2064 his advanced age\u2064 will once again \u200cbe thrust into the spotlight. Voters are likely to\u200b be reminded of the unprecedented nature\u2063 of the \u20642024 presidential race, in which the likely two \u200dmajor\u200c party \u200dnominees&#8217; combined age is 158.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Biden Stokes Newsom Presidential Buzz at \u200dAPEC Event Alongside California \u200dGovernor<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If Biden is reelected, he would\u2064 be 86 by the end of his second term. And if former\u200c President Donald Trump again becomes\u200c the Republican nominee, \u200bwhich he is favored to do, the 77-year-old \u200dis sure to invite more speculation about his own\u2063 ability to serve.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest\u200d survey on age and mental and physical competence going into the \u200b2024 election, <strong>80% said Biden&#8217;s age is a problem regarding his fitness to serve another term as\u2064 president<\/strong>, per the\u2063 Yahoo \u200cNews-YouGov poll. Of those who \u200cindicated this, <strong>55% said it is a &#8220;big problem.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, <strong>60% said Biden isn&#8217;t fit to serve a second term<\/strong>, 54% don&#8217;t\u200d think he is competent enough, and <strong>64% \u2062said they are &#8220;very&#8221; or &#8220;somewhat concerned&#8221; \u2062about his health and mental ability.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These numbers\u2063 appear damning \u2064for the president. However, in the same poll&#8217;s \u200bmatchup between Trump and Biden \u200din a \u2064general election, Biden loses to his opponent \u200cby only 2 points.<\/p>\n<p>While there\u200c is a much larger concern over \u2063Biden&#8217;s age and ability, Trump&#8217;s age is also \u200ca factor. Just three years younger than the president,\u200b Trump was \u2064the third oldest sitting president, \u2063holding office from 70 to 74. He would \u200cbe 78 during a potential 2025 \u200binauguration and\u2064 82 by \u2064the time \u2064his second term is over.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly half of respondents, 49%, also said Trump wasn&#8217;t fit to serve an additional\u2063 term. Further, \u2062surveyed U.S. adults were split on whether Trump \u200dpossesses the competence to be president \u200cagain. More said he does not, at 45%. However, 43% said he does. Forty-four percent also signaled their concern over his health and mental acuity.<\/p>\n<p>Such\u200d dwindling confidence\u2062 in \u200dthe age and abilities of both men isn&#8217;t new. Recent\u2064 polls in\u2062 the\u2064 fall and summer have indicated a similar concern and similar margins between worries over Biden\u2064 and Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Per the Yahoo News-YouGov survey,\u200b the majority of people reported hearing about Biden&#8217;s verbal gaffes, the president &#8220;falling asleep\u2063 at\u200b public events,&#8221; and his \u2064stumbling during events \u2064in the news. More than half\u2062 also said these are important to consider when voting.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200d they reported hearing about Trump&#8217;s\u200b verbal gaffes, as well as his several criminal trials in the news \u2062too. And these were considered similarly important when\u2062 voting.<\/p>\n<p>While Biden&#8217;s age is a bigger concern to voters in\u2064 most polls, Trump&#8217;s numerous\u200b legal problems, coupled with worries about his age and acuity, seem to put the men back on equal footing. Asked\u2063 which was\u200c a &#8220;bigger\u200d problem&#8221; related \u200cto presidential fitness, 42% said Trump&#8217;s criminal cases, while 41% said Biden&#8217;s age.<\/p>\n<p>Former \u2064White\u200b House press secretary\u2062 Jen Psaki pressed this argument when she said recently, &#8220;Donald Trump \u200dwould prosecute anyone he deems an enemy, unleash troops on\u2063 protesters, and essentially unravel the rule of law \u2063as we know it. &#8230; But sure,\u2064 Joe \u2062Biden is three years older and occasionally trips.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If Trump doesn&#8217;t become the \u200cnominee, Biden&#8217;s \u2062age could have a much larger influence on voters, however. This has caused some in the Democratic Party to sound the alarm.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200b to David Axelrod, previously senior adviser to former \u2064President Barack Obama,\u200b polls \u2062aren&#8217;t \u2063all\u200b that important a year away from the election. But he\u200c said there is one data \u200bpoint he looks at, which he says &#8220;had to do with\u2063 age.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That is one thing you can\u2019t reverse\u200d no matter how effective Joe Biden is behind the scenes. In front \u200dof the camera, what he\u2019s\u2064 projecting is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-refers-to-kamala-as-president-harris-at-wh-event\/\" title=\"Biden mistakenly calls Kamala 'President Harris' at WH event.\">causing people concerns<\/a>, and that is worrisome,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Biden&#8217;s ability to keep the most\u200c admired rising stars \u2064in the Democratic \u2062Party at bay, he hasn&#8217;t \u2062been able to\u2062 stop all challenges \u200bto his reelection\u2064 bid. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) had voiced concerns about Biden&#8217;s second bid for the \u2064presidency on several occasions before announcing his challenge to the president.<\/p>\n<p>While urging better-known, \u200bmore accomplished Democrats to \u200ctake Biden on over the \u2062summer, Phillips simultaneously called\u2063 on the president to &#8220;pass the torch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do believe the majority wants to move \u200bon,&#8221; he said in August.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of age, \u200cability, and\u2063 the relative unpopularity \u2064it has fed\u200c into for both Biden and Trump could also\u2062 trigger \u200ca\u200b third-party \u2062campaign from the \u200bNo Labels Party, which has \u2063been reportedly courting Sen. Joe \u2063Manchin (D-WV). Manchin notably announced last week he wouldn&#8217;t be seeking\u200b reelection to the Senate and kept his 2024 plans vague.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK \u2063HERE \u200dTO READ MORE\u200c FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/p>\n<p>In the spring, No Labels said such\u200c a \u2063campaign isn&#8217;t definite but &#8220;an insurance policy \u2062in the \u200devent both\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-turns-81-the-role-of-age-and-ability-in-the-2024-election\/\" title=\"Biden turns 81: The role of age and ability in the 2024 election\">major\u2064 parties nominate presidential candidates<\/a> that the vast majority of \u200cAmericans don\u2019t want.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063potential Biden-Trump rematch has already invited challenges from independent candidates Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as\u200d well as Green Party candidate Jill Stein.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat \u2064impact do \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reversing-aging-is-no-longer-a-pipe-dream\/\" title=\"Reversing Aging Is No Longer a Pipe Dream\">age-related health issues<\/a> have\u200c on the fitness\u200d of presidential \u200ccandidates, and how does this affect\u2064 voters&#8217; decisions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200b Age concerns may\u200d not \u200cbe as pronounced, \u200das \u200bthe poll indicates that the majority of voters believe\u200b he \u2064is fit to serve\u200b a second term. However, the fact that\u200c age remains a significant \u200bfactor in the minds of voters\u2063 underscores the importance of addressing \u200cthese\u2063 concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The implications of advanced age in a presidential candidate are not new. Throughout history, there have\u2064 been debates and discussions regarding the physical and mental capacities of older presidents. However, with Biden and \u2063Trump both\u2064 in their \u200b70s,\u200c this issue has taken\u200d on additional significance.<\/p>\n<p>One argument against electing older candidates is the potential for age-related \u200bhealth issues to affect their \u200cability to effectively carry out their duties. Concerns about \u2063Biden&#8217;s health and\u200c mental ability are evident in the poll, with a majority expressing some level \u2064of\u2064 concern. Similarly, almost \u2062half of the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doomed-two-gop-candidates-join-trump-in-demolishing-joe-in-general-election\/\" title=\"Biden's Fate Sealed: Two GOP Candidates Unite with Trump to Crush Joe in Election\">respondents expressed \u200cdoubts<\/a> \u200babout Trump&#8217;s fitness to serve another\u2064 term.<\/p>\n<p>Verbal gaffes and physical incidents, such as \u200cfalling asleep at \u2064public events or stumbling,\u2063 have caught the \u200cattention of voters and are factors they consider when casting their votes. \u200dBoth Biden and Trump have \u2063faced \u2062criticism in these areas,\u2064 further fueling concerns \u200dabout their fitness for office.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth \u200dnoting that these concerns are not limited to a particular political\u2064 party or \u2064ideology. Both Democrats and Republicans expressed doubts about the abilities of their \u2064respective candidates. \u200cThis suggests that age concerns are not driven solely by political\u200c bias but are genuine concerns about the capacity of an older individual to effectively lead the country.<\/p>\n<p>While age is undeniably a factor in the minds of voters, it is not the only consideration. Competence, both in terms of mental \u200dability and leadership \u2064skills, also plays a crucial role. The poll reflected a divide in opinion on\u2063 whether Trump possesses\u2062 the competence\u2064 to be president again,\u2064 while a clear majority expressed doubts about \u200cBiden&#8217;s fitness for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u200dthe question of age\u2064 and presidential fitness is a\u200b complex one. It is clear that voters have concerns \u2062about the ability of older candidates to effectively\u200b serve in office, but there is still significant support for both Biden and Trump despite these concerns. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tony-lyons-rfk-jr-is-an-anti-corruption-candidate\/\" title=\"RFK Jr. is an anti-corruption candidate, says Tony Lyons.\">2024 presidential race approaches<\/a>, it will be \u200dinteresting to see how age\u2064 factors into voters&#8217; \u2062decision-making and whether candidates can\u200d effectively \u200baddress these concerns to win\u200c the trust and confidence of the \u200dAmerican people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden, the oldest sitting U.S. president, turned 81 on Monday. As Biden celebrates this milestone, the implications of his advanced age will be thrust into the spotlight once again. 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