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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 administrations halting response to it have cost President Trump support from one of his most crucial constituencies: Americas seniors.
For years, Republicans and Mr. Trump have relied on older Americans, the countrys 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. Trumps 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 campaigns internal polls, people familiar with the numbers said, show Mr. Trumps support among voters over the age of 65 softening to a concerning degree, as he pushes to reopen the countrys economy at the expense of stopping a virus that puts them at the greatest risk.
A recent Morning Consult poll found that Mr. Trumps 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
(48,938 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)like, but to my fellow oldsters I say, It's about time you opened your eyes to see the true jackass!
malaise
(268,661 posts)It took them very long, but they now know he's a fucking ignorant incompetent Con.