• Biden leads Trump by 4 points, despite concerns over his age and fitness.
• Age and fitness are prominent issues in both GOP and Democratic primaries.
• Responses from Biden and Trump on age and fitness vary.
• Majority support sending more military aid to Ukraine.
• Divided opinion on further military aid to Israel.
• Poll details: 1,421 registered voters surveyed, margin of error ±2.5%.
POLITICO
President Joe Biden narrowly leads former president Donald Trump even though an overwhelming majority of voters are worried about his age, a new Quinnipiac University poll showed.
The poll, conducted from Feb. 15 to Feb. 19, found that 49 percent of registered voters support Biden and 45 percent back Trump in a hypothetical general election matchup.
However, 67 percent of voters said the 81-year-old president is too old to effectively serve another term — compared with 57 percent who said the same of Trump, who is 77. Only 34 percent said Biden had the mental fitness to serve a second term, while 48 percent believed Trump is mentally fit.
Age has become an increasingly prominent issue in both the GOP and Democratic presidential primaries. Trump’s primary opponent, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, has taken swipes at both men over their age and Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips launched his challenge to Biden largely over his concerns that Biden’s age rendered him unfit to run — and win — against the former president.
