The Washington Post fronts the advice….
“Eighty is the new 70,” declared semiretired, motorcycle-riding minister John Rozeboom, 81, who toted overflowing plastic bags of groceries in a Meijer parking lot. Rozeboom said he would prefer voting for Biden, 81, over Donald Trump, who he said “has lost his marbles.” “If Joe would just step up his pace a little bit when he walks around, he could fool people better,” said Rozeboom, suggesting Biden has a fixable image problem.
As Biden seeks reelection as the oldest president in history, his age has become a focal point this year, with polls showing majorities of voters in his party saying he is too old to be president and his verbal and physical stumbles under a constant spotlight. In pursuit of a second term, Biden is running against a likely general opponent in Trump, 77, who has faced questions of his own about longevity and acuity, some voters in their age group are contemplating the demands of the job and how each would fare…
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Perceptions among Americans over 65 are expected to be a major factor in this year’s election as they have turned out more than any other age group. Seniors have consistently favored Republicans and Trump won voters 65 and up by five points in 2020, according to exit polls.
Some of Biden’s contemporaries in this key swing state voiced anger at recent attacks by critics on Biden over his age after this month’s special counsel report detailed concerns that Biden’s memory had lapsed in interviews about classified documents….
image…Ellen James, Carol Townsend and Barry Johnson, voters in Michigan, at the Beacon Hill at Eastgate senior living complex in Grand Rapids. (Joshua Lott/The Washington Post)