Monmouth University’s latest poll found an extraordinary 76 per cent of voters think Biden is too old to effectively serve another term – including 56 per cent of Democrats. Polls show Americans think the two candidates ought to move on and make room for younger leaders. “Essentially American voters view the choice in 2024 as between a sitting president who is losing his faculties and a former incumbent who has already lost his mind and damaged his reputation.” Too old for the job And Trump is seen as being too divisive and erratic.” “At play are two dynamics: Biden is seen as having been ineffective on the economy and being too old to handle the high pressures of the job. “It’s no surprise to observers that the state of dissatisfaction with American politics is at a historical high,” Nesho says. In a highly unusual situation, Biden and Trump are both past the current 77-year life expectancy of an American and both are literally shuffling into what is expected to be the biggest political advertising campaign in history at $US10 billion ($15 billion) – a third of Australia’s annual defence budget – all to win the most powerful and arguably most stressful job in the world.ĭritan Nesho, the chief pollster and CEO of HarrisX, which conducts the Harvard CAPS/Harris poll, tells AFR Weekend that Americans are less than enthusiastic about the prospect of another presidential race between Trump and Biden. Betting markets are indicating that Biden is ahead of Newsom by 44 points, even though Newsom is not officially in the race.

Trump is ahead of his closest rival, former US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, by 61 points.

Yet both he and Trump are outright leaders for their party’s nomination according to betting markets. Over the last month, Biden has started trailing the loser he beat three years ago – Donald Trump – in 11 of 12 major American political polls. While the president’s comments were sardonic and drew laughter from the audience, the bigger joke might end up being on him. Next year’s election looks set to be Biden vs Trump round two. He could have the job I’m looking for,” Mr Biden said. Matter of fact, he could be anything he wants. “I want to talk about Governor Newsom,” Joe Biden told world leaders in San Francisco last week, just a few days before his 81st birthday. When the oldest president ever to occupy the White House starts talking about his nearest rival for the Democrat presidential nomination, people listen.

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