They tend to vote Democratic….
And?
They come out and VOTE…..
A Fox News poll released this week showed Biden up 2 points over former President Trump for the first time since October. And among voters 65 years and older, the poll showed Biden up 15 points over Trump.
“Seniors are up for grabs,” said Bob Ward, a pollster at the Republican firm Fabrizio Ward. “It’s in their best interest to focus on senior voters just as I think it’s in the Trump campaign’s best interest to focus on senior voters.”
Ward worked with the Democratic firm Impact Research to poll voters from 44 of the most competitive congressional districts on behalf of AARP. According to the findings released Thursday, Biden leads by 5 points among voters 65 years and older. …
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The push comes as Biden has struggled to appeal to key voting groups, resulting in less-than-desirable poll numbers ahead of Election Day. But older voters are proving to be a bright spot for the campaign. A Fox News poll released this week showed Biden up 2 points over former President Trump for the first time since October. And among voters 65 years and older, the poll showed Biden up 15 points over Trump.
“Seniors are up for grabs,” said Bob Ward, a pollster at the Republican firm Fabrizio Ward. “It’s in their best interest to focus on senior voters just as I think it’s in the Trump campaign’s best interest to focus on senior voters.”
Ward worked with the Democratic firm Impact Research to poll voters from 44 of the most competitive congressional districts on behalf of AARP. According to the findings released Thursday, Biden leads by 5 points among voters 65 years and older….
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Both voting blocs — 50 to 64 years old, and 65 years and older — are some of the most motivated voters. Eighty-four percent of voters over 50 said they were “extremely motivated” to vote in November, according to the AARP survey. Meanwhile, 63 percent of voters under 50 said the same. Another upside to appealing to older voters is if they are retired, they may have more time to aid the campaign through phone banking and canvassing….
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One of Biden’s issues with young voters is that they are not as familiar with him, unlike older voters who watched his Senate tenure, multiple presidential runs and vice presidency. This dynamic has played a role in shifting the Democratic coalition that was key to former President Obama’s victories in 2008 and 2012….
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“People who are 65 today were in their 50’s when Barack Obama ran for president.”
“We think of Joe Biden as being a very known quantity, but the truth is for voters who are in their early 20s, they don’t really know that much about Joe Biden,” he said….