Democrats are growing concerned about Biden’s age before 2024 and say ‘we need Ron DeSantis who’s only 80’
- One voter told The New York Times, “I need the equivalent of Ron DeSantis, who’s a Democrat, but not 70 or 80.”
- Obama’s advisor, David Axelrod, noted that “the president will be closer to 90 than 80 at the end of a second term.”
- Biden will be eighty-two years old on the next inauguration day
- The concern comes amid low approval ratings for Biden and record inflation
There was a fresh round of scrutiny over President Joe Biden’s age at the start of the week after The New York Times reported a mix of rank and file Democrats raising concerns about the issue as the midterm elections approach.
The front page of the newspaper on Sunday treatment From a topic that Biden, 79, grappled with during his last presidential campaign, comes amid low approval ratings and concerns among some Democrats that he is still vulnerable to restoration efforts by former President Donald Trump.
“I need the equivalent of Ron DeSantis, a Democrat, but not 70 or 80 — a younger guy,” Alex Waychevanuk, a Maryland data analyst, told the Post. He said, “Someone who knows what worked for you in 1980 won’t work for you in 2022 or 2024.”
A new report has highlighted concerns about President Joe Biden’s lifespan, as his party faces serious midterm headwinds.
DeSantis, 43, is the Florida governor whose ability to grab headlines and rise in the polls has captured the attention of the Trump circle.
The newspaper also quoted a Democratic National Committee member from Florida, Steve Simeonides, as saying that Biden “should announce his intention not to seek re-election on the 24th immediately after the midterm elections.”
But the post noted “deep concern” about Biden’s political viability among dozens of officials who did not provide on-the-record comments. Biden will be 82 years old on the day of the upcoming inauguration. The announcement of the concerns comes as the House committee on January 6 was busy laying out evidence gleaned from hundreds of interviews about Trump’s efforts to overturn the election.
said David Axelrod, 67, who helped propel President Barack Obama’s rise with a campaign that featured youthful energy and the slogan “Hope.” Obama was 47 when he took office, having failed to complete his first term in the Senate.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been bashing political enemies and drawing attention as a potential GOP presidential candidate or challenger to Trump.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly raised questions about Biden’s sanity, though the former AG has testified about Trump’s belief in voter fraud claims: “He’s getting very far from reality if he really believes these things.”
Biden will be 86 at the end of a second term
The story sparked a new round of speculation about Biden’s age, amid concern that his age, amid record inflation, a war in Ukraine and a now-flailing stock market, could jeopardize efforts to defeat Trump.
Axios She chimes in with a story about America’s aging government, noting that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is 82 and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is 71.
Even longtime commentator David Gergen, 80, told PBS NewsHour, “I think people like Biden and Trump should step back and leave the door open for young people.”
The Times has run similar articles before, including one in 2019 in which Democrats were concerned that the candidate, 76, was “slow and unsure how to take the blows,” according to the paper, in a debate that included the then-senator. . Kamala Harris. He went on to grab the nomination and win the presidency.
Biden has incumbent powers on his side, along with similar polling woes for Vice President Kamala Harris, his 57-year-old partner in office.
