Why are older voters abandoning Trump for Biden? It’s more than coronavirus

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Swing-state general election polls show a troubling trend for President Trump: Older Americans prefer Joe Biden over the president, a stark reversal from 2016 that, if the trend holds, could give Biden an edge in November.

An April Quinnipiac poll of registered Florida voters found that of those age 65 and older, Biden had support from 52% and Trump had support from 42%, while Biden leads Trump among all age groups by 4 points. In 2016, exit polls found Trump won the age group in Florida by 17 points.

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