86% of voters say that Joe Biden is too old to serve a 2nd term in new poll.

 

Joe Biden. Politico/Getty.

86% of voters say that Joe Biden is too old to serve a 2nd term in a new poll released by ABC News/IPSOS. Politico. 59% said that both Biden and his presumptive opponent Donald Trump are too old. Biden is 81 while Trump is 77. The polling came after a devastating report from the special counsel said that Biden had serious memory issues and wasn't able to even remember when his son died. Biden followed up that report with a terrible press conference where he confused the presidents of Mexico and Egypt. Biden's handlers have pushed back on the report saying that it was politically motivated. However, the new polling shows that more people are concerned about Biden's advanced age as in the last ABC/IPSOS poll to ask the question, only 74% said Biden was too old. 

My Comment:

This is not surprising. Biden is 81 but looks and acts like he's 20 years older than that. He's barely able to speak, let alone run the country. It's very clear that he's not the man he used to be and it's also clear that he should not be running to be president for four more years, years that he probably won't even survive. 

To be fair, Donald Trump is getting up there in years himself. He's only four years younger than Joe Biden. But in Trump's defense, he's a lot more spry and quick than Biden is. He's still the same old Donald Trump that he has been for years now, for better or worse. 

Trump's age is still a concern of course. He could face a major health problem or a mental decline like Joe Biden's during his 2nd term. The difference is that Biden has already had his decline and isn't likely to be capable of much of anything before the end of his 1st term, let alone his 2nd. 

Will it matter? I think it will. People may want younger candidates but those aren't available this year and I think that a lot of moderates will go for the old guy that acts like he can still do the job over the they guy that they pretty clearly think can't. And that would be true if Biden's platform was as popular as Trump, which does not appear to be the case in 2024 at all. 

The real question is if Joe Biden is even the candidate in 2024. There is, of course, a chance that Biden won't even live that long, he's old and his health isn't the greatest. But I am more referring to the theory that Biden will be replaced by another younger and more capable candidate before election day. Is this possible? Sure, but I don't find it likely. 

Why? Because I don't think Biden will step aside willingly. It's personal for him. He hates Donald Trump and also hates his voters. He's also running to keep his son, Hunter Biden, out of prison. He's also a very spiteful and prideful man and will not step aside even if his own party wants him to do so...