Biden to announce reelection bid despite concerns over his age

MAHMOUD BENNETT:

US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN IS EXPECTED TO LAUNCH HIS BID FOR RE-ELECTION AS EARLY AS THIS WEEK ACCORDING TO THE WASHINGTON POST AND OTHER SOURCES FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER

BIDEN HAS SAID HE INTENDS ON RUNNING FOR A SECOND TERM BUT HAS HELD OFF ON MAKING THE FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT

AT 80 YEARS OLD MR BIDEN IS ALREADY THE OLDEST PRESIDENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND BY THE END OF A POTENTIAL RENEWED TERM, HE’D BE 86

THIS HAS BEEN A CONCERN AMONG DEMOCRATS – THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL BOARD EVEN COMING OUT THIS WEEK HIGHLIGHTING THE AGE FACTOR AS A QUOTE LEGITIMATE CONCERN – 

CURRENTLY ABOUT HALF OF ALL DEMOCRATS AND 70% OF AMERICANS OVERALL SAY THEY DON’T WANT BIDEN TO RUN – DESPITE THAT REALITY, A MAJORITY OF DEMS SAY THEY WILL STILL SUPPORT BIDEN IF PUSH COMES TO SHOVE

THAT’S BASED ON POLLING FROM NBC AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

RIGHT NOW BIDEN SITS AT ABOUT A 42% APPROVAL RATING – A RATING SOMEWHAT COMPARABLE TO PAST PRESIDENTS JIMMY CARTER AND TRUMP WHO WENT ON TO LOSE THEIR REELECTION BIDS

HOWEVER APPROVAL RATINGS ARE NOT NECESSARILY PREDICTIONS OF A RE-ELECTION LOSS – RONALD RAEGAN AND BARACK OBAMA BOTH AT TIMES HAD APPROVAL RATINGS TREADING IN THE 40’S BUT WENT ON TO WIN THEIR 2ND BIDS FOR THE PRESIDENCY

IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE APPROVAL RATINGS CAN CHANGE DRASTICALLY BETWEEN NOW AND ELECTION DAY AS THE US RESPONDS TO THE ECONOMY, THE WAR IN UKRAINE, AND VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES

WHEN PRESIDENT BIDEN CONFIRMS HIS BID FOR RE-ELECTION, HE WILL SHARE THE DEMOCRATIC FIELD WITH ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. AND MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, BOTH OF WHOM ANNOUNCED THEIR BIDS FOR THE WHITE HOUSE THIS YEAR

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