86% of Americans believe Joe Biden is too old for a second term as president. The ABC-Ipsos poll freezes the US president at the end of an already dark week which saw the issue of Biden's advanced age dominate the public debate.
As if that wasn't enough, another survey by the Financial Times highlights how Donald Trump is considered more reliable than the current occupant of the White House on the economy: the former president has an 11 point lead (42% against 31%) on Biden on the economic front. Even if promoted on the economy, Trump does not escape voters' judgment on his age: 62% also consider him too old for the presidency.
The latest ABC survey confirms a trend that has already emerged in recent months and to which the Republican and Democratic parties did not want to pay attention. In fact, for a year now, Americans have been reiterating that they do not want a new challenge between Biden and Trump: voters would like an alternative and a change of pace that archives the gerontocracy of American politics and launches a new class. Nikki Haley is playing her electoral campaign precisely on this desire for innovation: the former UN ambassador has been repeating for months that there is a need for a turning point and a new political leadership.
