Watan-According to a report from The New York Times, concerns over President Joe Biden’s age are mounting, posing a significant challenge to his reelection campaign.
A majority of voters who supported him in 2020 now express the belief that he is too old to effectively lead the nation, as revealed by a recent survey conducted jointly by the newspaper and Siena College.
The survey findings mark a significant shift in the perception of Biden among voters who backed him four years ago. Sixty-one percent now feel that his age renders him unfit for the presidency.
Notably, a substantial portion of respondents expressed heightened concerns about Biden’s age. Nineteen percent of those who voted for him in 2020, and 13% of those intending to support him in the upcoming November elections, believe that, at 81 years old, the president is no longer capable of carrying out his duties effectively.
The New York Times highlights that worries about Biden’s age transcend demographics, including generational, racial, educational, and gender lines. This underscores the president’s failure to assuage such concerns within his own party and effectively counter Republican accusations of senility.
Seventy-three percent of registered voters surveyed believe Biden is too old for the job, with 45% expressing doubts about his ability to handle the responsibilities of the presidency.
The article suggests that this growing dissatisfaction, evident in public opinion polls and private discussions with Democratic officials, appears to be intensifying as Biden approaches securing the official nomination of the Democratic Party for the presidential race.
Previous surveys indicate a steady increase in reservations about Biden’s age over time. In swing states surveyed in October, 55% of 2020 Biden voters believed he was too old for the presidency, a marked rise from the 16% of Democrats with similar concerns in a different set of swing states during the previous election cycle.