About three quarters of the public think Joe Biden is too old to effectively serve as President of the United States. While Republicans are more likely to think so, most Democrats believe it as well. Although Donald Trump is only three years younger than Biden, only about half of the adults agree that he is too old to effectively serve another term. While a large share of Democrats think Trump is too old, significantly fewer Republicans think so.
When asked about the first word that comes to mind when they think of each candidate, 26% of all adults cited Biden’s age and 15% mentioned words associated with being slow and confused, while only 1% and 3% did so for Trump, respectively. For Trump, nearly a quarter mentioned words associated with corruption, crime, lying, or untrustworthiness, while only 8% mentioned those traits for Biden. …
Two-thirds of the public supports setting age limits for the President, members of Congress, and Supreme Court Justices. Democrats are more likely than Republicans to favor age limits for presidents and Supreme Court Justices. However, the same shares of both Democrats and Republicans favor age limits on members of Congress. CONTINUED
AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
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