Senate Democrats are privately concerned that their party could lose the White House due to President Joe Biden’s aging age of 81, according to reports, but the topic is so “taboo” that it has been canceled at the weekly caucus lunch. It is said that even this will not be discussed.
The Hill reported Tuesday that polls show so many voters doubt Biden’s ability to do his job that some Democratic senators are worried that his age is “the biggest factor” in the run-up to the election. It has been reported that the company has informally acknowledged that this is one of the areas of concern.
One Democratic senator told the media: That’s surprising in a way,” he added, “but I don’t think that means people aren’t worried about it. Look, they are.”
The senator added: “I’m not too worried about his ability. I’m sure he’ll do it.” [the job] But I am concerned that many people in this country think he is not up to the task.
The report said Democratic senators have “quietly acknowledged that the age issue is a big issue,” especially among younger voters, but that the primaries have already begun and are bipartisan, so new He believes it is “too late” to do anything to find a suitable candidate. There are only a few weeks left until Tuesday.
“The general feeling in the nation is that we hitch a wagon to Biden and he has accomplished a lot in partnership. It may not be Biden himself, but his team. Right? And we’re already in the primary,” a second Democratic senator told The Hill.
But the senator said that could change if Biden suffers from obvious cognitive or health problems in public. “If there’s something that’s very clear, like it was with Mitch McConnell,” the senator said.
One Democratic senator who spoke on the record said that while Biden could win, voters’ concerns about his age should not be ignored.
“Biden, he has to deal with the age issue. He has to not just beat Trump, he has to show energy and show what the future holds,” said Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont). State) told the same media. “It really shows the energy and forward-thinking of the Biden campaign.”
This comes after the special counsel investigating whether Biden retained classified information from the previous presidential inauguration described Biden as an “old man with a poor memory” who cannot remember basic facts such as his time as vice president. , Biden’s age has been a hot topic in the past week. Or when his eldest son died.
After the special counsel’s findings were announced, Biden claimed that his memory was fine, but then mistakenly referred to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi as the “President of Mexico.” .
Joe Biden calls Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi ‘President of Mexico’
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David Axelrod was the chief strategist under President Barack Obama. Said of new york times The special counsel’s report “touches at the heart of what is currently plaguing Biden politically: the widespread fear that Biden will not be able to live up to it.”
“Whether it’s fair or not, you can’t ring a bell,” Axelrod said.
Biden gets angry at reporter when asked about concerns about age and memory
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