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Associated Press reporters were blunt about their latest poll: “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.”
In the poll, fully 77% said Biden is too old to be effective for four more years, as he would turn 86 in the White House. Naturally, 89% of Republicans agreed — but so did 69% of Democrats and, most importantly for the general election, 74% of independents.
AP cushioned the blow by shaming the voters: “Age discrimination may be banned in the workplace but the president’s employers — the people — aren’t shy about their bias.”
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What about former President Donald Trump, who’s 77? About half of U.S. adults say Trump is too old for the office, and here “Democrats are far more…