79 Years Old This Year... 1 in 2 Americans Say "Biden Will Not Seek Re-election"

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[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] Amid adverse factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, high inflation, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a poll revealed that one in two Americans believe President Joe Biden will not run in the 2024 presidential election.

According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on the 15th (local time), a poll conducted on 1,500 American voters showed that 52% of respondents said President Biden would not seek re-election. Only 29% of voters said Biden would run for a second term. Nineteen percent answered that they did not know.

This response was similar even among Democratic supporters. Only 41% of Democrats said President Biden would seek re-election. Thirty-two percent said he would not run again, and 26% said they did not know.

This is not unrelated to President Biden’s age, who is 79 this year. If Biden is re-elected, he will be 82 years old when his second term begins in 2025. This is nearly 10 years older than former President Ronald Reagan, who was the oldest U.S. president at the time of re-election. In 1985, Reagan was 73 years old when he was re-elected.

Concerns about age have also been raised within the Democratic Party. A Democratic lawmaker who requested anonymity said that ahead of Biden’s first State of the Union address since taking office, some lawmakers anxiously watched, worried that Biden might make a mistake. However, President Biden has expressed his intention to seek re-election.

In this poll, 49% of respondents said former President Donald Trump would run for a third presidential election. Twenty-seven percent said he would not run again. Among Republican supporters, 60% predicted that former President Trump would run in the 2024 presidential election.

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