Public is worried about Biden’s age for good reason

Published October 13, 2020 2:15pm ET



Among the findings of our latest Washington Examiner/YouGov poll is the unsurprising fact that voters are more concerned about Joe Biden’s age than they are with President Trump’s. Sixty percent of respondents say that they are “very” or “fairly” concerned about Biden’s age, compared to just 45% who are “very” or “fairly” worried about Trump’s age.

It stands to reason. Trump is a spry 74 — whatever you think of him, you cannot claim he isn’t a bundle of energy. Biden, on the other hand, is clearly slipping at age 77. I tuned in to his speech in Ohio yesterday just long enough to hear him use the word “analys” — he meant to say “analysis,” of course, but he seemed to forget about that last syllable. The rest of the speech didn’t sound that great, either.

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