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Another poll: Nobody thinks Biden has a second term in him
Hotair ^ | 08/28/2023 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 08/28/2023 10:30:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

It’s been too obvious to ignore for some time now and the most recent polling from AP/NORC confirms that people are noticing and the media is being forced to address it. Joe Biden is simply too old to be president and he can not be effective for a second term. (We can save the debate over how “effective” he’s been in his first term for another day.) Most of the legacy media has tried to ignore this fact for as long as possible, and some people like Joe Scarborough at MSNBC continue to insist that Biden is full of vim and vigor and there’s no way he could have fallen asleep while listening to speakers during his recent trip to Hawaii. But the public isn’t buying it. And it’s not just Republicans and independents saying this. A significant majority of Democrats agree.

Americans actually agree on something in this time of raw discord: Joe Biden is too old to be an effective president in a second term. Only a few years his junior, Donald Trump raises strikingly less concern about his age.

But they have plenty of other problems with Trump, who at least for now far outdistances his rivals for the Republican nomination despite his multiple criminal indictments. Never mind his advanced years — if anything, some say, the 77-year-old ought to grow up.

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds much of the public oddly united in sizing up the one trait Biden cannot change.

When asked whether they agree or disagree that Joe Biden is “too old to be effective for four more years,” 79% agreed. That includes 69% of Democrats siding with 89% of Republicans. (Perhaps the other 11 percent of Republicans are all octogenarians themselves?) People’s impression of Biden seems to be washing over into a general intolerance of the elderly in positions of power. The same poll found that between 66 and 68 percent of respondents support age limits and mandatory retirement ages for presidents, members of Congress, and even Supreme Court justices. Of course, at least some of those ideas would require improbable amendments to the Constitution.

Conversely, only half of respondents feel that Donald Trump is too old for another term as president and they are almost entirely Democrats. Keep in mind that Trump is only three years younger than Biden, but confidence among his supporters remains strong. This should serve as yet another reminder that we shouldn’t be talking about maximum age limits when what we’re really concerned with is cognitive ability. Some people age like fine wine and remain sharp far into their senior years. Unfortunately, Joe Biden is aging more like a carton of milk that has passed its expiration date.

Meanwhile, Gallup finds that Biden’s approval remains in the toilet on pretty much everything. He’s stuck at 42% for overall approval and below 40 in four of the top categories, including his handling of the economy and immigration. This has already turned into another one of those problems that may simply be too big for people to wrap their heads around or propose any sort of feasible plan.

What is the country supposed to do? More specifically, what are the Democrats going to do? Nobody is really satisfied with the job Joe Biden is doing (except possibly Joe Scarborough), and almost no one thinks he is capable of handling a second term in office, assuming he can remain alert enough to finish his current term. The solution for Republicans and conservatives is obvious though by no means easy. Replace him next November. Unfortunately, the electorate is so divided, particularly when it comes to the Bad Orange Man, that they might just elect Biden again.

For the Democrats, it’s far more complicated. If Joe won’t step down on his own and do so quickly, their options are very limited and the political optics are simply poisonous. Biden (and his wife) could be pressured by his own staff to the point where he might announce that he’s “one and done.” But I doubt they will do it because I honestly believe they enjoy having what is essentially a puppet that they can control and they don’t want to relinquish their own power. Unfortunately, if they pull this off and Joe simply collapses in one fashion or another, they and the rest of the country will be stuck with Kamala Harris. And that could arguably be worse for all concerned. We are in a serious pickle here, and aside from defeating Biden at the ballot box next November, we don’t really have any other options or hopeful scenarios.



TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2024; age; biden; presidency
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1 posted on 08/28/2023 10:30:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

He didn’t have a first in him. He’s just Obama’s puppet.


2 posted on 08/28/2023 10:31:28 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: SeekAndFind

RE: has a second term in him.

As his Depends replacement aide will tell you “Most days I doubt he has anything left in him.”


3 posted on 08/28/2023 10:33:30 PM PDT by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Paleo Conservative
No one remembers that Biden actually forced Obama into things.

Obama was content to glide through his eight years never coming out and saying he supported gay marriage. But in the run up to reelection Biden went on a show and approved of gay marriage. That resulted in Obama being bombarded by gay groups and people, and eventually he was forced to support gay marriage. He was furious at Biden for that. And it probably helped cause the Supreme Court to force gay marriage on the country. Then of course Trump went the next step and started putting gay people in the cabinet.

And Biden was pushed transgender and transgender kids way more than Obama ever would have.

4 posted on 08/28/2023 10:41:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: SeekAndFind

Is K. Harris officially on the Biden ticket?


5 posted on 08/28/2023 10:56:47 PM PDT by Nachoman (Proudly oppressing people of color since 1957.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Doesn’t matter. They’ll be voting for his handlers.


6 posted on 08/28/2023 10:57:26 PM PDT by MountainWalker ( )
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To: Paleo Conservative

So will Trump be too old to be president in 2028 when he will be even older than Biden is now?


7 posted on 08/28/2023 11:03:23 PM PDT by DavidThomas
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To: SeekAndFind

its not age

its the senility


8 posted on 08/28/2023 11:10:22 PM PDT by joshua c (to disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives, cut the cable tv)
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To: DavidThomas

Is Trump running in 2028?


9 posted on 08/28/2023 11:37:30 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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<< He’s stuck at 42% for overall approval and below 40 in four of the top categories, including his handling of the economy and immigration. >>

Scary that such a disgraceful man who now has mush for brains would even have those numbers.


10 posted on 08/28/2023 11:59:10 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom

“Scary that such a disgraceful man who now has mush for brains would even have those numbers.”

Look at Sen. Fetterman. Dementia Joe and Fetterman are proof of concept to the Dems that, with their potent weapons of money, media and ballot-stuffing they can get literally anyone elected to anything no matter how cognitively disabled. They could get someone in an actual, literal coma elected to office if they had to.


11 posted on 08/29/2023 12:04:39 AM PDT by irishjuggler
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To: DavidThomas

That’s part of the spin on saying Biden is too “old.” They want to take Trump out of the race in the same charge without saying his name out loud.

Biden simply isn’t fit to serve and never was as far back as his performance in the 2020 campaign.


12 posted on 08/29/2023 12:17:53 AM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Paleo Conservative
He didn’t have a first in him. He’s just Obama’s puppet.

I'm pretty sure that's what most people are thinking. There's simply no way he got the votes they say he did. Trump smashed him. I think election stealing should be a hanging offense.

13 posted on 08/29/2023 12:26:07 AM PDT by Boomer (X-Twitter is NOT a free speech platform. The scummy Marxists are back in charge. )
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To: Paleo Conservative
The Dems are in a tough position. If they open things up, they'll have to deal
with RFK Jr. He might turn out more popular than Gavin Noisome, the
anointed one.

And then a lot of colored folks are going to be butt hurt if it's another White guy.

14 posted on 08/29/2023 12:40:34 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Nachoman

Harris may think she’s on the ticket, but there was some visit by Gov Newsom to the White House (while Biden was out of the country) back in early 2023. He wasn’t there to visit Biden or Harris.

I would speculate that the players in the WH circle have written a script and intend on a Biden-exit plan and Harris to be cleaned-out.

Beyond RFK and Newsom....there’s no one with potential to run in 2024.


15 posted on 08/29/2023 12:48:18 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: nickcarraway
"it probably helped cause the Supreme Court to force gay marriage on the country."

The 2016 mass shooting in an Orlando nightclub took place not very long after that.
16 posted on 08/29/2023 12:58:04 AM PDT by equaviator (If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s pretty obvious Joey Marionette Biden didn’t have a first term in him either...


17 posted on 08/29/2023 12:59:39 AM PDT by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: GOPJ; poconopundit; Jane Long; Diana in Wisconsin; Grampa Dave; Godzilla; Vaduz; null and void; ...

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18 posted on 08/29/2023 1:02:45 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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To: Paleo Conservative

Puppet is right! Jeff Dunham would be a far better president, with Biden sitting on his knee. Fortunately, Dunham would clearly defer to President Trump, which would be clearly the best outcome. Obama might be too busy fighting murder charges.


19 posted on 08/29/2023 1:42:52 AM PDT by Thistledew (Prepare.)
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To: MountainWalker

Just go to Twitter and read the posts by the group “occupy democrats”.

They still ADORE every weak fibrous muscle strand, every worn and slow synapse, every wrinkle of his corrupt old hide.

Just their most recent post for Example: “ BREAKING: President Biden makes lifesaving history by announcing a massive $2.5 billion in climate resilience funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — a drastic contrast to the Republican insistence that climate change is a “hoax.””


20 posted on 08/29/2023 3:23:46 AM PDT by Phoenix8
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