US Democratic Party concerned about Biden’s age – EADaily, April 23, 2023 – Politics News, US News

US President Joe Biden must speak openly with voters about his health and age if he expects to run in the next presidential election in 2024. This assessment was made on Saturday by The New York Times newspaper, publishing data from a survey conducted by the Associated Press in conjunction with the NORC Public Relations Research Center.

According to the results of the poll, 47% of voters supporting the Democratic Party believe that Biden should run in the next presidential election. In total, among Democrats and Republicans, 26% of respondents said they would consider it appropriate to nominate him for a second term.

According to The New York Times, “Many Democrats, especially younger ones, fear that Biden will be too old to be effective in a second term, by the end of which he will be 86 years old.”

“If Biden is up for re-election, as he recently pointed out, questions about his age will persist until he does more to convince voters that he can do the job.” – the newspaper notes, emphasizing that Biden is the oldest president in US history.

The publication notes that the American leader “is less likely to give press conferences and interviews than most of his contemporary predecessors,” and his “refusal to communicate regularly with people raises questions about his age and health.”

“With his silence, he unties the hands of critics and skeptics,” – writes The New York Times, noting that Biden “should talk about his health openly, without embarrassment, and stop pretending that it does not matter.”

In February, Politico reported, citing sources, that senior members of the US Democratic Party consider Biden too old to be nominated for a second term, but fear defeat in the elections if he does not participate in them. Later, Biden himself said in an interview with ABC that he did not consider his age a factor that could affect plans to participate in the elections. Last Thursday, CNN reported, citing sources, that Biden could announce his intention to run for a second term next week.

The US presidential election is scheduled for November 2024. Former US President Donald Trump announced in November 2022 that he was joining the fight for the highest government post in the country. Biden made it clear that he was counting on re-election. If he wins the election at the beginning of his second term, he will be 82 years old.