Nearly two-thirds of voters think Biden is too old for a second term: poll

Nearly two out of three voters think President Biden is too old to effectively serve a second term as commander-in-chief according to a new poll.

A new poll from Quinnipiac University found that 65% of registered voters believe Biden is too old to be an effective president for another four years as the nation prepares for the 2024 election.

90% of Republican voters think Biden is too old to be president again, while 69% of independents think the octogenarian president’s age is too high.

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Eight percent of Republicans didn’t think Biden was too old to actually serve another term in the West Wing, while 28% of independents thought the same.

Conversely, 57% of Democratic voters said they believed Biden was not too old to effectively serve another term as president; 41% of Democrats said Biden was too old.

As for Biden’s main GOP challenger, 59% of voters said former President Trump was not too old to serve another term as president, while 36% thought the opposite.

The vast majority of Republican voters, 85%, think Trump is not too old to be an effective president for another four-year term, while just over half of independent voters think the same at 55. %.

Fifty-seven percent of Democratic voters said they thought President Biden was not too old to effectively serve another term as president, while 41% of Democrats said he was. (Joe Biden for President)

Fifteen percent of GOP voters think Trump is too old to be president again, while 39 percent of independents share the same sentiment.

On the blue side of the equation, 51% of Democrats said Trump was too old to actually serve another term in the White House, while 42% said the former president was not too old.

In terms of favor, Biden is underwater at 39% favor and 54% disfavour, with 4% not hearing enough from the president.

Comparatively, Trump stands at 40% favorable and 56% unfavorable, with 2% not hearing enough from the former president.

Additionally, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has a 34% favor rating, with former Vice President Mike Pence and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley behind him with 25% and 19% favor respectively. .

As for President Biden’s main GOP challenger, 59% of voters said former President Trump was not too old to serve another term as president, while 36% thought the opposite. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Biden is the longest serving president in history.

If re-elected, he would end his years in the White House well before his golden years at age 86.

Age aside, the president faces an uphill battle in 2024 as a potential rematch against Trump looms.

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The Quinnipiac poll found that, in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup in 2024, Biden and Trump would be “neck to neck” with 48% of registered voters behind the current president and 46% behind the former president.

A hypothetical Biden-DeSantis slugfest shows a similar story, but with a slight advantage for DeSantis.

In this scenario, the governor of Florida would run in the general election with 47% of registered voters following him while Biden would withdraw just 46%.

Americans are also taking note of the president’s age, with several people in Iowa City, Iowa, telling Fox News Digital they believe Biden’s age warrants a primary challenger.

In a hypothetical scenario, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would run in the general election with 47% of registered voters following him, while President Biden would attract just 46%. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

“I think there are a lot of questions about his age,” one person said. “And I think some people, especially on both sides of the political spectrum, would like to see a challenger.”

“I personally wish the Democrats would nominate someone else as well,” he continued. “Someone younger.”

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Another student said she thought “we need more young people” and that her “biggest thing is to have such an old president, it’s a bit unprecedented.”

“So, I don’t know. I think we should give it to young people right now,” she continued.

“Yeah, I think he needs it,” said another student. “I think he’s too old to still be in the job, in my opinion.”