{"id":2242421,"date":"2024-05-11T13:17:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T17:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-steps-up-efforts-to-convince-older-voters-to-abandon-trump\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T13:19:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T17:19:56","slug":"biden-campaign-steps-up-efforts-to-convince-older-voters-to-abandon-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-campaign-steps-up-efforts-to-convince-older-voters-to-abandon-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden campaign ramps up outreach to persuade older voters to switch from Trump"},"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-campaign-steps-up-efforts-to-convince-older-voters-to-abandon-trump%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=2242421&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--><p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign is actively targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-coronavirus-vaccine-deliveries-to-begin-next-week\/\" title=\"Trump Says Coronavirus Vaccine Deliveries to Begin Next Week\">senior citizens<\/a> to shift their traditional Republican allegiance. Strategies involve hosting bingo events and airing ads on programs popular among older audiences. While seniors historically lean towards the GOP, recent \u200bpolls show Biden ahead with \u200cthis\u2063 demographic. Older voters \u2063aged 65 and above constituted 30.4% \u200bof the electorate in 2022. President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign is strategically reaching out to senior citizens\u200c to sway their traditional Republican voting\u2062 patterns. The\u200d campaign employs tactics like organizing bingo events and advertising on\u200c shows popular among \u2062the elderly. Despite seniors historically favoring\u2064 the GOP, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newt-gingrich-says-trumps-first-year-as-next-president-will-be-astonishing\/\" title=\"Gingrich: Trump's first year as president will be 'amazing'\">recent\u200c polls<\/a> indicate Biden leading in this demographic. In 2022, voters aged \u206265 and above represented 30.4% of the\u200c electorate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s campaign is escalating its outreach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>senior<\/a> citizens in a maneuver to flip a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-read-the-memo-provided-to-vp-pence-noting-that-he-has-the-opportunity-to-save-the-country\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Read the Memo Provided to VP Pence Noting that He Has the Opportunity to Save the Country\">voting group<\/a> that usually votes <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Those outreach efforts include bingo games organized by volunteers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">swing states<\/a> and running ads during shows favored by older voters like the <em>Price is Right<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Voters 65 and older have historically supported Republicans in the last two election cycles, but former President Donald Trump saw older voters\u2019 support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2021\/06\/30\/behind-bidens-2020-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>decrease<\/a> from 2016 to 2020. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/04\/14\/us\/elections\/times-siena-poll-registered-voter-crosstabs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>recent<\/a> poll indicated Biden, who is four years older than Trump at 81, is leading Trump among older voters, 51% to 42%.<\/p>\n<p>Voters 65 and older <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2024\/congressional-election-voting-report.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>comprised<\/a> 30.4% of the electorate in 2022. It\u2019s also a demographic <a href=\"https:\/\/money.usnews.com\/money\/retirement\/aging\/articles\/why-older-citizens-are-more-likely-to-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>known<\/a> to be more likely to vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a major turning point,\u201d Biden pollster Celinda Lake told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-05-11\/bingo-games-daytime-tv-biden-woos-older-voters-to-stop-trump?srnd=homepage-americas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Bloomberg<\/a><\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s really an inverse of the previous patterns, where Democrats traditionally do better with younger voters and have had trouble with seniors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Part of that shift may be because of Trump\u2019s inconsistent messaging on Social Security or Medicare, which senior voters value. He said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/donald-trump-map-social-security-medicare-rcna143475\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>March<\/a> that \u201cthere\u2019s a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting,\u201d before backtracking to say he would never \u201cjeopardize or hurt Social Security and Medicare.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Voters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2024-04-24\/tax-on-rich-to-save-social-security-popular-with-swing-state-voters-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polled<\/a> in seven swing-states favored Biden over Trump 45% to 39% for Social Security and Medicare\u2019s preservation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-poll-watcher-it-expert-non-trump-supporter-affidavit-sudden-surge-of-20000-mail-in-votes-for-biden-in-early-hours-on-nov\/\" title=\"GA Poll Watcher, IT Expert, Non-Trump Supporter Affidavit: Sudden Surge of 20,000 Mail-In-Votes For Biden In Early Hours On Nov\">critical swing state<\/a> that Trump carried in 2016 and 2020, is known for having a significant percentage of 65 and older residents. If older voters favor Biden there, it could have a significant affect on who claims the state\u2019s 30 electoral votes.<\/p>\n<p>Trump leads Biden by just 0.6% in national average <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/president-general\/2024\/national\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polling<\/a> on May 11, his lowest lead since a 0.4% mark on April 25.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s campaign intensifies efforts to court senior citizens, aiming to sway a traditionally Republican voting block. Tactics include bingo events in swing states, and ads during senior-favorite TV shows like Price is Right. Historically, voters aged 65 and above have tended to align with the Republican party<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2242422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24125559681818-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2242421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24125559681818-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2242421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2242421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2242422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2242421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2242421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2242421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}