Longtime Democratic leaders are retiring from their positions or leaving public office altogether at a significant rate as conversations about the age and physical fitness of the country’s leaders move to the center of voters’ attention.

President Joe Biden is the one major Democratic figure to buck this trend, refusing to give up his position as head of the party despite growing concerns about his abilities highlighted by a damning special counsel report released last week.

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