I'm not disagreeing that this is an issue for President Biden, but how is that the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, WHO IS 77 (just three years younger), is allowed a total pass by the national media on this issue, despite the small age difference, and Trump is the one who has issued a seemingly never-ending barrage of bizarre and irrational statements about the last election?
Possibly because the MSM continues to harp about Biden's age, turning this into a vicious circle/echo chamber about his age? Just throwing this idea out there for consideration.
My thoughts exactly. On the other hand, at least in my opinion, Biden looks more than 3 years older than Trump. Perception is huge. On the other hand, being only 3 years different, Trump should not get a pass on the age issue. The GOP went after Biden’s age in 2020 as well.
They can't be written, because Trump and his team omit and/or lie about his health, so there's no objective information on which journalism can be based.
A take on the relative sense of their comments would be insightful. All this talk of Biden’s age conveniently side steps that most of what comes out of Trumps mouth is pure gibberish. Little if it makes any sense at all?
I think people perceive Trump to be more active than they do Biden. I am not entirely sure why that is — maybe because he plays golf so much? — but that is the perception.
It is b/c the media like yourself focuses too much on Biden’s age and not Trump’s age, his insanity ... 77 years and counting! You and other journalists give Trump a pass. Age is an issue for both candidate!!
Trump is only 3 years younger, in horrible physical condition, and can't speak coherently. He lies about his health, like he does with everything else. Meanwhile, Biden has the best track record since FDR, against staggering odds.
I agree that Uncle Joe's age is an issue with its natural drop off in communication skills.
Now let's take a page from the ReTrumplican't Whataboutist playbook.
As mentioned by fellow commentator, Ian, earlier today, Trump is three years younger...barely a blip on the age scale between 77 and 80 (0.0375).
The greater issue for Trump is his family history of Dementia (both parents onset in their 80s)
Considering the reports by aides, acquaintances, and former close associates his legal indictments are rattling him perhaps impacting his onset. He seems to exhibit all some of the symptoms listed below.
Symptoms of Dementia:
~ agitation
~ delusions
~ depression
~ difficulty staying on point or task
~ paranoia
~ mood swings
~ repetitive points
It would be enlightening for a trained psychologist and/or psychiatrist to examine his current speeches and social media writings to see if Trump indeed exhibits an onset of the disease.
.... “in the space of two and a half year(s), a whole lot more people have grown a whole lot more concerned about Biden’s ability to do the job.” That’s what you said. What I wonder is this. If MSM hadn’t kept on repeating and repeating and repeating it was an issue, would it be?? I tend to think a lot fewer folks would be focused on Joes age if the media had just ignored it. I’m not happy about either of the 2 political front runners. But Biden is hands down the better candidate than Trump. So unless some younger really engaging set of candidates show up? I don’t give a rats ass that Joe is 80. And by writing this post Chris, you’ve just drawn more attention to the age thing - again.
My job — as I have written many times — is to analyze the news as I see it. I don’t do that to write “good” things for Trump or “bad” things for Biden. I write what I believe to be the truth and put it out there for all to see. You may not care that Biden is 80 but the polling suggests there are lots and lots of people who do.
And my argument is the more attention that’s paid to Joe’s age, the bigger the problem becomes. Trump is no spring chicken either, is obese, in poor physical shape and the MSM is ignoring it. He’s more susceptible to a heart attack or stroke than Biden, in my opinion.
And yet by actual performance, he's one of the best presidents ever, and certainly better than Bush I, that damn Clinton, that turd Bush II, the naive Obama, the shitheaded Trump. He's the most successful president on domestic relations since LBJ, and easily comparable to FDR and Truman in international relations. The only one of the failures named above who comes close on the international issue is Bush I.
But since most of us get our news from the over-educated, under-intelligent, otherwise-unemployable trust fund babies of the DC Press Corpse, who always get it wrong, and the really-unemployables of the DC political class, yeah, Biden's got a problem that he's old.
Further proof the average American was born with his/her head up his/her ass.
Compare him to any alternative, and he comes out 24-karat. But since the only thing exceptional about America is the exceptional moron stupidity of the average American, I'm sure they'll go vote for the fat old fuckwit since he's four years younger. Despite the fact he hasn't got the brains to pour piss out of a boot.
I realize Biden is old, but I can’t believe the majority of Americans aren’t savoring the competence and lack of drama. The only drama is from the idiots in the Republican House and the threat of the end of our republic if Trump is re-elected.
This column is, at best, misguided. The issue, at this point in our history, is NOT the age of the president. The issue is how well is the USA being run by the Biden administration. And the answer is very well, indeed!
Full disclosure: I am only five months younger than President Biden.
Chris, and other pundits, need to concentrate less on the horse-race and much more on the well-being of the country. We have, essentially, full employment with escalating wages. The Trump inflation is going steadily down. The Biden coalition for the Russia-Ukraine war remains strong. Russia, a country with huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons, was threatened with internal turmoil this past weekend and the United States showed a responsible and calm approach to the crisis. The list of successes goes on and on and on.
We have skilled and responsible leadership right now...and that is considerably more important than the age of the president who is providing that excellent leadership!
"...concentrate less on the horse-race and much more on the well-being of the country."
This! OMFG, this!! Why can't we have news tell us what we need to know rather than what the audience wants to hear (i.e., Fox News) or sensationalized BS, like the next what's in the next season of The Bachelor or cable news' live coverage of every move Trump made on his way to court.
Biden, 80, Trump, 77. I own multiple news subscriptions, I see most of the age angst consolidated here.
Why isn’t more made out of the fact that Biden is serving honorably, and has no legal peril shadowing him? The special prosecutor investigating his own classified marking documents case has faced zero obstruction or willful retention. There is nothing there to think criminal charges are in the offing.
This year alone, Trump has been indicted twice so far, with doubtless more charges incoming in other cases. He found civilly liable for libel and sexual assault. He will have a criminal trial later this year for multiple violations of the espionage act. He incited an insurrection. A self coup. All of this is dishonorable. And! Somehow none of that matters to the Republican Party. All of this and still none of it disqualifies him to Republicans. Country over party for the Republicans? Nope!
Trump’s mental health should be a bigger worry for everybody than Biden’s age. Biden has actually achieved results in his time as POTUS, and somehow that seems to drown in people’s worry about his age.
Chris, one part of this issue is it is falling for one of the "Trump Traps" - he keeps repeating something enough, the media picks up on it, and suddenly it is considered true. He has been saying Biden looked old, frail, did not have the mental capacity, etc. since well before the previous election, when it was clear Biden was his biggest rival. Now, so may articles are written about it, many people think it is true without objective facts. It is no different than lie the 2020 election was stolen - he repeated it enough a sizable population actually believes it. Same with "No collusion, no obstruction" when discussing the Mueller Report - however, if you read the Mueller Report, it is quite possible collusion did take place, and obstruction sure as hell did - yet many people do not believe it because Trump (and others) have repeated it so often. He keeps repeating every probe into his actions are "witch hunts" by the "deep state", so much so that a sizable population believes these lies are true as well. He frames the conversation, repeats it, and suddenly, the discussion is about his 'frame" of the subject, and we fall into his trap again.
There is no question Biden does "look" old, as do a lot of people, however, looking old and being mentally deficient are not the same. Some people can look relatively young, and not have a brain which works - frankly, Donald Trump at 77 seems to have a lot less mental capacity to make decisions than does Joe Biden, even though Trump "looks" younger. Why was Trump so concerned to tell everyone about "Person, Woman, Man, Camera TV"? Because he himself, and those around him, had been questioning his cognitive abilities and his ability to make rational and logical decisions. Have those characteristics gotten any better since? (Whose documents are these? Should I cooperate with a valid subpoena? Should I listen to sound legal advice? I could go on and on...). Biden's decision making has worked out quite well overall, and when it has not, it is not for a lack of decision making ability.
It is not fair to lump all older people into a bucket that says they all have lost their mental capabilities because they are older - just like physical capabilities, people lose their capabilities at different times and at different paces. It is recognized physically disabled people can still be mentally very sharp - the same can be true for older people as well - just because they are physically old does not mean they are mentally old.
Yet, the discussion about Joe Biden is he looks old - it is not about his mental acuity. And Trump and the Republicans want everyone to only think age equals incapacitated, when talking about Joe Biden, yet not when talking about Donald Trump. Joe Biden cannot change the fact he is physically 80 years old. Almost all of the articles written discuss his stumbling over words, and his trip and fall - and do not discuss his mental and decision making ability - so the message readers get is - old equals incapacity.
No one writes Mitch McConnell is too old to serve as Senate Majority Leader - he is 81
No one wrote in 2018 Nancy Pelosi was too old to be House Majority Leader, the position which is third in line to be President - she is 83 today. (Have to say, isn't it a little frightening to think that if something would cause both Biden and VP Harris to be incapacitated, Kevin McCarthy would be President ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ).
Chuck Grassley is 89 - he was just re-elected as Senator.
Until this year, there was very little noise about Diane Feinstein's age, and she was re-elected at 85?
Trump wanted everyone to think of Joe Biden as old, so they would not vote for him, even though Trump will be older than Biden was when he was sworn in if Trump would somehow become President again - yet no one says Donald Trump is too old?
So what, it is "getting worse" because that is all you and other reporters/writers talk about. Reminds me of an old adage that I was taught before the internet and social media. "If you start a rumor and repeat it enough times, it will become true." With social media and the internet, the process only takes a couple of days now.
I just fundamentally disagree. The idea that the media has created voter concern about Biden’s age is not right in my mind. The media is covering something that exists in the public consciousness.
I think you're being honest -- at least about your own reporting -- but let's see how the media covers the release of the new "Indiana Jones" movie starring that doddering 80-year-old Harrison Ford. I think the age issue is being used on Biden (and, deservedly so, on Dianne Feinstein) and hardly anyone else. Not Ford, not Mick Jagger (also 80), not Trump, not the decrepit Charles Grassley who can do push-ups and also hears imaginary tape recordings.
I think you just agreed with what I implied. Basic question, how did the public consciousness reach this concern without mass media harping on his age? With tongue in cheek, allow me to ask a couple more questions. Would the US have existed if today's media existed in 1776? Would people have elected George Washington if all the media talked about was his wooden teeth. Would Lincoln have ever become President if all the media talked about was his looks? Would Franklin D. Roosevelt have been President for 4 terms if all the media talked about was his physical limitations because of the effects of polio? Please stop covering physical aspects as opposed to mental/emotional aspects.
Chris - true - however, what is the cause to create the effect you reference, that "...the media is covering something that exists in the public consciousness."? My hypothesis is Trump and the Republicans have said it enough to insert it into the "...public consciousness. The premise the 2020 election was stolen is also in the public consciousness, yet some of the media have chosen to dispute this with facts - shouldn't the same be afforded to the question of what "old" means, etc.?
I agree, Chris. I do believe that Biden needs to run on accomplishments and should be dealing with the age issue. On the flip side, his gaffes have been a significant issue forever, it isn’t necessarily an age thing, although the GOP will portray it that way. His tripping is not a good look and know all about the shuffling of feet as my dad was shuffling and I worried about him falling. The GOP will go after all of these things ad nauseam as they did with Hillary getting sick at the 9/11 memorial. Trump will exploit it all and has a huge megaphone. However, I believe at this point, it’s all baked in and perception will not change.
AGREE! Not only on age, on all of his accomplishments.
Trump never stopped talking about anything remotely governmental or societal i.e. that the U.S. has the largest military, the stock market rise...hell, he'd take credit for the sun coming up in the morning.
Joe needs to churn out PSA-type messaging (not political ads) that pinpoint legislation he pushed and how citizens are being rewarded.
People's perception is their reality. I hate to admit that Chris is right here. Whatever one may think of Trump (all his narcissism, inveterate lying, authoritarian tendencies, victim complex, incompetence, lack of know-how, ...), on TV he comes across as a spirited campaigner. His ability to hold people's attention, his chutzpah in talking over moderators or interviewers, his sheer bombast & showmanship, etc (ref: his recent CNN Town Hall) will make it difficult for many people to believe that he is only 3 years younger than Biden when they see Biden in action on a stage. This is an unfortunate reality. Agree that the Biden camp has to pro-actively address this issue by finding the right situation to showcase his wisdom and re-frame the question of age in voters' mind.
My question was : why are you so obsessed with Biddn’s age. Obviously most of your responders here disagree with you. Yes, he’s old. So am I. But I’m not under indictment nor physically unfit nor mentally unstable like the 77 year old candidate is.
Why aren’t you talking about Russia today ? It’s much more newsworthy than a poll that’s 17 months away from election.
Why are you so obsessed with the three years difference in age between Biden and Trump, Chris? You just won’t leave it alone.
Look at the obese guy who takes a golf cart onto the green ! Compare him to slim, trim Biden who doesn’t wear phony hair. You’ve posted that photo of Biden tripping over a SANDBAG which was in his path at least 3 times. WHY was it there and WHY didn’t the SS remove it before he walked offstage???
Your obsession with Bidens age instead of all the positive stuff he’s doing is exactly why I dropped my subscription. Have a nice day.
Sorry you dropped your subscription. But if all you cared about was me posting good news for Joe Biden then this newsletter was not probably the best one for you anyway. As I have said many times, I will write what I think — without fear or favor.
I'm not disagreeing that this is an issue for President Biden, but how is that the Republican frontrunner, Donald Trump, WHO IS 77 (just three years younger), is allowed a total pass by the national media on this issue, despite the small age difference, and Trump is the one who has issued a seemingly never-ending barrage of bizarre and irrational statements about the last election?
Fair enough although I will note that poll after poll shows that people are less concerned about Trump’s age than they are about Biden’s.
Possibly because the MSM continues to harp about Biden's age, turning this into a vicious circle/echo chamber about his age? Just throwing this idea out there for consideration.
That’s the way I look at it. Once Trump becomes the nominee, Biden’s age isn’t going to be an issue because Trump looks and sound worse
I think people would vote for a “weekend at Bernie’s” version of Biden over Trump
My thoughts exactly. On the other hand, at least in my opinion, Biden looks more than 3 years older than Trump. Perception is huge. On the other hand, being only 3 years different, Trump should not get a pass on the age issue. The GOP went after Biden’s age in 2020 as well.
How about articles on the relative health of Biden and Trump?
They can't be written, because Trump and his team omit and/or lie about his health, so there's no objective information on which journalism can be based.
A take on the relative sense of their comments would be insightful. All this talk of Biden’s age conveniently side steps that most of what comes out of Trumps mouth is pure gibberish. Little if it makes any sense at all?
Not disagreeing with any of this.
But, quite frankly, there should be more made of Trump’s mental faculties.
He’s word salad, incoherent answers to questions of substance really make me wonder “what is going on upstairs?”.
I think people perceive Trump to be more active than they do Biden. I am not entirely sure why that is — maybe because he plays golf so much? — but that is the perception.
It is b/c the media like yourself focuses too much on Biden’s age and not Trump’s age, his insanity ... 77 years and counting! You and other journalists give Trump a pass. Age is an issue for both candidate!!
Trump has no mental faculties. As Kelly pointed out, he never met a more determined moron in his life.
Trump is only 3 years younger, in horrible physical condition, and can't speak coherently. He lies about his health, like he does with everything else. Meanwhile, Biden has the best track record since FDR, against staggering odds.
I agree that Uncle Joe's age is an issue with its natural drop off in communication skills.
Now let's take a page from the ReTrumplican't Whataboutist playbook.
As mentioned by fellow commentator, Ian, earlier today, Trump is three years younger...barely a blip on the age scale between 77 and 80 (0.0375).
The greater issue for Trump is his family history of Dementia (both parents onset in their 80s)
Considering the reports by aides, acquaintances, and former close associates his legal indictments are rattling him perhaps impacting his onset. He seems to exhibit all some of the symptoms listed below.
Symptoms of Dementia:
~ agitation
~ delusions
~ depression
~ difficulty staying on point or task
~ paranoia
~ mood swings
~ repetitive points
It would be enlightening for a trained psychologist and/or psychiatrist to examine his current speeches and social media writings to see if Trump indeed exhibits an onset of the disease.
.... “in the space of two and a half year(s), a whole lot more people have grown a whole lot more concerned about Biden’s ability to do the job.” That’s what you said. What I wonder is this. If MSM hadn’t kept on repeating and repeating and repeating it was an issue, would it be?? I tend to think a lot fewer folks would be focused on Joes age if the media had just ignored it. I’m not happy about either of the 2 political front runners. But Biden is hands down the better candidate than Trump. So unless some younger really engaging set of candidates show up? I don’t give a rats ass that Joe is 80. And by writing this post Chris, you’ve just drawn more attention to the age thing - again.
My job — as I have written many times — is to analyze the news as I see it. I don’t do that to write “good” things for Trump or “bad” things for Biden. I write what I believe to be the truth and put it out there for all to see. You may not care that Biden is 80 but the polling suggests there are lots and lots of people who do.
And my argument is the more attention that’s paid to Joe’s age, the bigger the problem becomes. Trump is no spring chicken either, is obese, in poor physical shape and the MSM is ignoring it. He’s more susceptible to a heart attack or stroke than Biden, in my opinion.
And yet by actual performance, he's one of the best presidents ever, and certainly better than Bush I, that damn Clinton, that turd Bush II, the naive Obama, the shitheaded Trump. He's the most successful president on domestic relations since LBJ, and easily comparable to FDR and Truman in international relations. The only one of the failures named above who comes close on the international issue is Bush I.
But since most of us get our news from the over-educated, under-intelligent, otherwise-unemployable trust fund babies of the DC Press Corpse, who always get it wrong, and the really-unemployables of the DC political class, yeah, Biden's got a problem that he's old.
Further proof the average American was born with his/her head up his/her ass.
Compare him to any alternative, and he comes out 24-karat. But since the only thing exceptional about America is the exceptional moron stupidity of the average American, I'm sure they'll go vote for the fat old fuckwit since he's four years younger. Despite the fact he hasn't got the brains to pour piss out of a boot.
I realize Biden is old, but I can’t believe the majority of Americans aren’t savoring the competence and lack of drama. The only drama is from the idiots in the Republican House and the threat of the end of our republic if Trump is re-elected.
That same poll did show Biden ahead of Trump by four points. So maybe people are valuing those things?
On the subject of congressional idiots, if there was any doubt there’s no difference between Marge Greene and Elise Stefanik that should be dispelled.
This column is, at best, misguided. The issue, at this point in our history, is NOT the age of the president. The issue is how well is the USA being run by the Biden administration. And the answer is very well, indeed!
Full disclosure: I am only five months younger than President Biden.
Chris, and other pundits, need to concentrate less on the horse-race and much more on the well-being of the country. We have, essentially, full employment with escalating wages. The Trump inflation is going steadily down. The Biden coalition for the Russia-Ukraine war remains strong. Russia, a country with huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons, was threatened with internal turmoil this past weekend and the United States showed a responsible and calm approach to the crisis. The list of successes goes on and on and on.
We have skilled and responsible leadership right now...and that is considerably more important than the age of the president who is providing that excellent leadership!
"...concentrate less on the horse-race and much more on the well-being of the country."
This! OMFG, this!! Why can't we have news tell us what we need to know rather than what the audience wants to hear (i.e., Fox News) or sensationalized BS, like the next what's in the next season of The Bachelor or cable news' live coverage of every move Trump made on his way to court.
Biden, 80, Trump, 77. I own multiple news subscriptions, I see most of the age angst consolidated here.
Why isn’t more made out of the fact that Biden is serving honorably, and has no legal peril shadowing him? The special prosecutor investigating his own classified marking documents case has faced zero obstruction or willful retention. There is nothing there to think criminal charges are in the offing.
This year alone, Trump has been indicted twice so far, with doubtless more charges incoming in other cases. He found civilly liable for libel and sexual assault. He will have a criminal trial later this year for multiple violations of the espionage act. He incited an insurrection. A self coup. All of this is dishonorable. And! Somehow none of that matters to the Republican Party. All of this and still none of it disqualifies him to Republicans. Country over party for the Republicans? Nope!
Trump’s mental health should be a bigger worry for everybody than Biden’s age. Biden has actually achieved results in his time as POTUS, and somehow that seems to drown in people’s worry about his age.
Chris, one part of this issue is it is falling for one of the "Trump Traps" - he keeps repeating something enough, the media picks up on it, and suddenly it is considered true. He has been saying Biden looked old, frail, did not have the mental capacity, etc. since well before the previous election, when it was clear Biden was his biggest rival. Now, so may articles are written about it, many people think it is true without objective facts. It is no different than lie the 2020 election was stolen - he repeated it enough a sizable population actually believes it. Same with "No collusion, no obstruction" when discussing the Mueller Report - however, if you read the Mueller Report, it is quite possible collusion did take place, and obstruction sure as hell did - yet many people do not believe it because Trump (and others) have repeated it so often. He keeps repeating every probe into his actions are "witch hunts" by the "deep state", so much so that a sizable population believes these lies are true as well. He frames the conversation, repeats it, and suddenly, the discussion is about his 'frame" of the subject, and we fall into his trap again.
There is no question Biden does "look" old, as do a lot of people, however, looking old and being mentally deficient are not the same. Some people can look relatively young, and not have a brain which works - frankly, Donald Trump at 77 seems to have a lot less mental capacity to make decisions than does Joe Biden, even though Trump "looks" younger. Why was Trump so concerned to tell everyone about "Person, Woman, Man, Camera TV"? Because he himself, and those around him, had been questioning his cognitive abilities and his ability to make rational and logical decisions. Have those characteristics gotten any better since? (Whose documents are these? Should I cooperate with a valid subpoena? Should I listen to sound legal advice? I could go on and on...). Biden's decision making has worked out quite well overall, and when it has not, it is not for a lack of decision making ability.
It is not fair to lump all older people into a bucket that says they all have lost their mental capabilities because they are older - just like physical capabilities, people lose their capabilities at different times and at different paces. It is recognized physically disabled people can still be mentally very sharp - the same can be true for older people as well - just because they are physically old does not mean they are mentally old.
Yet, the discussion about Joe Biden is he looks old - it is not about his mental acuity. And Trump and the Republicans want everyone to only think age equals incapacitated, when talking about Joe Biden, yet not when talking about Donald Trump. Joe Biden cannot change the fact he is physically 80 years old. Almost all of the articles written discuss his stumbling over words, and his trip and fall - and do not discuss his mental and decision making ability - so the message readers get is - old equals incapacity.
No one writes Mitch McConnell is too old to serve as Senate Majority Leader - he is 81
No one wrote in 2018 Nancy Pelosi was too old to be House Majority Leader, the position which is third in line to be President - she is 83 today. (Have to say, isn't it a little frightening to think that if something would cause both Biden and VP Harris to be incapacitated, Kevin McCarthy would be President ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ).
Chuck Grassley is 89 - he was just re-elected as Senator.
Until this year, there was very little noise about Diane Feinstein's age, and she was re-elected at 85?
Trump wanted everyone to think of Joe Biden as old, so they would not vote for him, even though Trump will be older than Biden was when he was sworn in if Trump would somehow become President again - yet no one says Donald Trump is too old?
This is why this feels like another Trump Trap.
So what, it is "getting worse" because that is all you and other reporters/writers talk about. Reminds me of an old adage that I was taught before the internet and social media. "If you start a rumor and repeat it enough times, it will become true." With social media and the internet, the process only takes a couple of days now.
I just fundamentally disagree. The idea that the media has created voter concern about Biden’s age is not right in my mind. The media is covering something that exists in the public consciousness.
I think you're being honest -- at least about your own reporting -- but let's see how the media covers the release of the new "Indiana Jones" movie starring that doddering 80-year-old Harrison Ford. I think the age issue is being used on Biden (and, deservedly so, on Dianne Feinstein) and hardly anyone else. Not Ford, not Mick Jagger (also 80), not Trump, not the decrepit Charles Grassley who can do push-ups and also hears imaginary tape recordings.
I think you just agreed with what I implied. Basic question, how did the public consciousness reach this concern without mass media harping on his age? With tongue in cheek, allow me to ask a couple more questions. Would the US have existed if today's media existed in 1776? Would people have elected George Washington if all the media talked about was his wooden teeth. Would Lincoln have ever become President if all the media talked about was his looks? Would Franklin D. Roosevelt have been President for 4 terms if all the media talked about was his physical limitations because of the effects of polio? Please stop covering physical aspects as opposed to mental/emotional aspects.
Chris - true - however, what is the cause to create the effect you reference, that "...the media is covering something that exists in the public consciousness."? My hypothesis is Trump and the Republicans have said it enough to insert it into the "...public consciousness. The premise the 2020 election was stolen is also in the public consciousness, yet some of the media have chosen to dispute this with facts - shouldn't the same be afforded to the question of what "old" means, etc.?
I agree, Chris. I do believe that Biden needs to run on accomplishments and should be dealing with the age issue. On the flip side, his gaffes have been a significant issue forever, it isn’t necessarily an age thing, although the GOP will portray it that way. His tripping is not a good look and know all about the shuffling of feet as my dad was shuffling and I worried about him falling. The GOP will go after all of these things ad nauseam as they did with Hillary getting sick at the 9/11 memorial. Trump will exploit it all and has a huge megaphone. However, I believe at this point, it’s all baked in and perception will not change.
I am not sure if it’s totally baked in yet. I think Biden can stop the bleeding on the issue if he would give a speech of some sort that addresses it.
AGREE! Not only on age, on all of his accomplishments.
Trump never stopped talking about anything remotely governmental or societal i.e. that the U.S. has the largest military, the stock market rise...hell, he'd take credit for the sun coming up in the morning.
Joe needs to churn out PSA-type messaging (not political ads) that pinpoint legislation he pushed and how citizens are being rewarded.
People's perception is their reality. I hate to admit that Chris is right here. Whatever one may think of Trump (all his narcissism, inveterate lying, authoritarian tendencies, victim complex, incompetence, lack of know-how, ...), on TV he comes across as a spirited campaigner. His ability to hold people's attention, his chutzpah in talking over moderators or interviewers, his sheer bombast & showmanship, etc (ref: his recent CNN Town Hall) will make it difficult for many people to believe that he is only 3 years younger than Biden when they see Biden in action on a stage. This is an unfortunate reality. Agree that the Biden camp has to pro-actively address this issue by finding the right situation to showcase his wisdom and re-frame the question of age in voters' mind.
My question was : why are you so obsessed with Biddn’s age. Obviously most of your responders here disagree with you. Yes, he’s old. So am I. But I’m not under indictment nor physically unfit nor mentally unstable like the 77 year old candidate is.
Why aren’t you talking about Russia today ? It’s much more newsworthy than a poll that’s 17 months away from election.
Why are you so obsessed with the three years difference in age between Biden and Trump, Chris? You just won’t leave it alone.
Look at the obese guy who takes a golf cart onto the green ! Compare him to slim, trim Biden who doesn’t wear phony hair. You’ve posted that photo of Biden tripping over a SANDBAG which was in his path at least 3 times. WHY was it there and WHY didn’t the SS remove it before he walked offstage???
Your obsession with Bidens age instead of all the positive stuff he’s doing is exactly why I dropped my subscription. Have a nice day.
Sorry you dropped your subscription. But if all you cared about was me posting good news for Joe Biden then this newsletter was not probably the best one for you anyway. As I have said many times, I will write what I think — without fear or favor.