Independent swing voters believe Joe Biden’s age and health affect his ability to serve as president, with nearly half of all respondents saying these factors “severely limit” the CEO.
With more verbal blunders, murmurs and physical fumbles — including actually falling to the floor while starting at the Air Force Academy last week — Americans are expressing concern about the 80-year-old president running for re-election.
A new poll from Economist/YouGov Conducted from June 3-6, it shows that 48 percent of independent voters think Biden’s age and declining health are “severely limiting” him, and only 8 percent of the same voting bloc think his age isn’t a factor.
In addition, a whopping 77 percent of Republicans think age limits the president, along with only 13 percent of Democrats.
President Joe Biden tripped and fell to the floor on stage during the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on June 1
A new Economist/YouGov poll shows nearly half of independents are concerned that Biden’s age and health will “seriously affect” his ability to serve as president
Fifty-six percent of Democrats still feel Biden’s octogenarian status has some bearing on his performance in office.
Of all nearly 1,500 people surveyed, 45 percent feel Biden’s age matters
Fifty-one-year-old presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former ambassador to the United Nations under President Trump, has proposed setting an age limit of 75 for those seeking to run for the presidency of the US.
The two frontrunners in the 2024 presidential election — Biden and Trump — are above that age range, at 80 and 76, respectively.
Trump’s main competitor in the Republican primary is Ron DeSantis, 44, but the Florida governor is still at least 20 points behind the former president in most national polls.
Biden is the oldest ever elected president of the United States and if reelected would break his own record by being the oldest president at the date of inauguration.
There are several political leaders in the US who are elderly, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, 72, and Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, 81.
Biden delivered the kickoff speech at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 1, 2023 — where he tripped and fell to the floor of the podium, requiring help from several nearby people to get back on his feet
Biden’s verbal and physical stumbles have worried voters and Democratic politicians as he runs for re-election. Pictured: Biden fell off his bike during a ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware in June 2022
Biden was caught on video falling down the stairs on at least two separate occasions as he boarded Air Force One
Biden’s recent fall at the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony has sparked renewed criticism amid his bid for a second four-year term in the White House.
The president laughed off his latest embarrassing fall when he returned to the White House on Thursday, joking to reporters, “I ended up in a sandbag.”
But when he got off the plane on Thursday evening, the 80-year-old commander-in-chief was seen banging his head against the door frame.
During a trip to his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware last summer, Biden was caught falling off his bike during a ride one June morning.
The president attempted to dismount his bicycle in front of a small group of reporters and onlookers, but said his foot got caught in a toe trap, causing him to flip over after coming to a stop.
He has also been caught falling up the stairs while boarding Air Force One.
Those stumbling blocks could tarnish the president’s reelection hopes, as many are already concerned about the president’s age and health.
If he wins in 2024, Biden would be 86 years old at the end of his second term.
The president has raised eyebrows several times for stumbling, carefully taking stairs or ramps, or shuffling his feet when he walks – demonstrating his age and likely decline in dexterity with each fumble.
Many have also expressed concern about his speech, noting that he often mumbles, finishes incoherent sentences, or gets confused during public remarks.