Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is 76 years old and prone to sometimes-rambling monologues with antiquated references. But if his age and missteps are supposed to be liabilities, they haven’t helped rivals who have tried to use them to their advantage. …
While younger candidates have presented themselves as agents of generational change, it is three septuagenarians who have emerged as the front-runners: Mr. Biden, 78-year-old Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and 70-year-old Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. They have generated the most support and enthusiasm, and taken their place in the top tier of the polls as they seek to challenge a president who is 73 himself.
And neither their age, nor Mr. Biden’s sometimes unsteady speaking performance, has convinced voters to get behind other candidates perceived as untested on the national stage. CONT.
Reid J. Epstein, New York Times