According to a new poll from the New York Times and Siena College, a majority (61 percent) of voters who supported Joe Biden in 2020 now say he is “just too old” to be effective.
Some 19 percent of 2020 Biden voters, and 13 percent of voters who will support him this year, additionally say he is no longer capable of handling the job of president due to his age. These response patterns hold across race, age, and education, meaning there is no opportunity for Biden to lean on specific demographics willing to look past the age problem.
Out of all registered voters, 73 percent said he is too old to be effective and 45 percent said he cannot perform his job.
Widespread concerns about President Biden’s age pose a deepening threat to his re-election bid, with a majority of voters who supported him in 2020 now saying he is too old to lead the country effectively, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll. https://t.co/e9dmHzdn0I
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 3, 2024
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As the Times happily pointed out, voters also expressed hesitancy about former President and GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s age, although only at 42 percent.
The study was conducted about two weeks after the February 5th Special Counsel of the Department of Justice (DOJ) found that Biden’s “significantly limited memory” means he cannot stand for criminal prosecution. “It would be difficult to convince a jury that they should convict him — by then a former president well into his eighties — of a serious felony that requires a mental state of willfulness,” the text read, clearing Biden of wrongdoing yet at the same time seriously hurting his attempts to persuade voters of his mental clarity.
Following the Special Counsel announcement, a poll from ABC News/Ipsos found that 86 percent of voters believe Biden should not seek a second term due to his age, including 73 percent of Democrats and 91 percent of Independents.
Shane Devine is a writer covering politics, economics, and culture for Valuetainment. Follow Shane on X (Twitter).
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