While concerns about Trump’s age are on the rise, they are still well below the level of concern about Biden’s age when the president was the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
On the one hand, I am concerned about his basic fitness for office. But on the other hand, I am also concerned that the competent lady who has been in office for the past four years may not totally agree with me on everything. How can I possibly choose between them?
For a lot of them, I don't think it goes any farther than: "Yeah he says things I don't necessarily agree with, but groceries are more expensive than ever and I just want things to be different."
In Texas this election cycle terrified me, it is far different than any previous cycle I've voted in here, even when required to vote in person during COVID. Some of the measures implemented at state level really change the experience of voting. The candidate order is simply based on the governor's party, so always Republican first. And while standing in line the Dallas Morning News was handing out their recommendations for how to vote on the propositions. By only handing out their proposition recommendations and not endorsing a presidential candidate this cycle it hid the fact that they're a conservative publication, and likely fooled a number of left leaning folks to vote against their own interest on the already poorly summarized propositions.
Trump is certainly a part of this problem but it's much, much, deeper than that.
The question is which Americans are increasingly concerned about his age and fitness. Only those who already think he's politically unfit for office, or a significant number of his supporters and those sitting on the fence as well?