A staggering 77% of Americans feel that President Biden is too old to govern effectively if he wins a second term in office, according to a new poll.
Skepticism about the octogenarian’s age is shared across the board, with 89% of Republicans worried about Biden’s age preventing a second term and 69% of Democrats feeling the same way, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll released Monday.
When asked what was the first word that came to mind when they thought of the president, 41% of respondents answered with some combination of “old,” “outdated,” “aging,” “old,” “slow,” “confused” and ” anxiety..”
When asked the same question about former President Donald Trump, 23% answered “corrupt,” “criminal,” “crooked,” “liar,” “dishonest” and “untrustworthy.”
Only 51% of respondents thought that Trump’s age would effectively prevent him from serving a second term, including 71% of Democrats and 28% of Republicans, the poll showed.
President Biden has long been dogged by concerns about his age. AP
Donald Trump’s defenders argue that he looks very energetic, making him appear younger 77.AP
Biden will be 81 on Election Day 2024, while Trump will be 78.
Both men are their respective parties’ front-runners in the 2024 contest. But voters appear deeply disillusioned about the prospect of either man securing a second term as commander-in-chief.
More than six in 10 Americans (62%) have an unfavorable view of Trump, while 52% say the same about Biden.
However, only 24% of respondents are looking forward to seeing Biden run for a second term, compared to 30% for Trump, the poll said.
Questions about age have long dogged Biden, exacerbated by a series of missteps. In June, for example, Biden suggested his administration had plans to build “a railroad from the Pacific to the entire Indian Ocean.”
Biden is the oldest president in US history.REUTERS
During an event last September, he called the late Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), who had died in a car accident the previous month.
“It doesn’t register with me,” Biden to reporters about his age in April. “But the only thing I can say is that one of the things that people will know is, they will see the race, and they will judge whether I have it or not. .”
Biden has also acknowledged that questions about his age are “legitimate concerns” for voters.
Over the weekend, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), 81, came to the president’s defense on the issue.
“I met the president, I don’t know, five or six weeks ago. We had a great discussion. He looks good to me,” Sanders — who will be 82 Sept. 8 — told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
Senator Bernie Sanders defends President Biden over questions about his age.Getty Images
President Biden has a slight edge over Donald Trump nationally in the latest RCP aggregate. AFP via Getty Images
The survey was conducted before a Georgia grand jury indicted Trump on Aug. 14 on 13 counts related to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results in the Peach State.
Trump also faces a 34-count indictment in Manhattan for allegedly falsifying business records to hide secret payments, 40 federal counts of hiding classified national security documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort, and four federal counts alleging the 2020 election was invalid. subversive.
He has pleaded not guilty in all three cases and is scheduled to go on trial in the Georgia case on September 6.
Trump is the first former or US president to face criminal charges and has vehemently denied wrongdoing.
The poll sampled 1,165 adults from August 10 to 14 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
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