Anxious About the Virus, Older Voters Grow More Wary of Trump

[Quixote1818]

If Trump loses his older voters, this fall could be an absolute landslide for Biden. Trump is in a no win situation now that he let this get out of control. Open the economy and put old folks at risk. Don't open the economy and keep old folks happy. However, opening the economy isn't going to help much as we have seen with Sweden. They never closed but still have a 70% slowdown. I don't see the economy coming back until there is a vaccine.


Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman 5 hrs ago

WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis and the administration’s halting response to it have cost President Trump support from one of his most crucial constituencies: America’s seniors.

For years, Republicans and Mr. Trump have relied on older Americans, the country’s largest voting bloc, to offset a huge advantage Democrats enjoy with younger voters. In critical states like Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Florida, all of which have large older populations, Mr. Trump’s advantage with older voters has been essential to his political success; in 2016, he won voters over the age of 65 by seven percentage points, according to national exit poll data.

But seniors are also the most vulnerable to the global pandemic, and the campaign’s internal polls, people familiar with the numbers said, show Mr. Trump’s support among voters over the age of 65 softening to a concerning degree, as he pushes to reopen the country’s economy at the expense of stopping a virus that puts them at the greatest risk.

A recent Morning Consult poll found that Mr. Trump’s approval rating on the handling of the coronavirus was lower with seniors than with any other group other than young voters. And Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., the presumptive Democratic nominee, in recent polls held a 10-point advantage over Mr. Trump among voters who are 65 and older. A poll commissioned by the campaign showed a similar double-digit gap.

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[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Anxious about trickery, Democratic election workers are not letting up on Getting Out the Vote Nov.

[napi21]

2. At 78 I'm glad they're wizing up! I've always been able to see through the BS for what he's really

like, but to my fellow oldsters I say, It's about time you opened your eyes to see the true jackass!

[malaise]

3. People will always choose their own lives over the bullshit advice of a fucking Con

It took them very long, but they now know he's a fucking ignorant incompetent Con.