Do Voters Dislike Old Candidates?
Niskanen Center,
We are headed toward a replay of 2020, with the oldest candidates ever nominated for president. How much does candidate age…
We are headed toward a replay of 2020, with the oldest candidates ever nominated for president. How much does candidate age…
The evidence suggests it may end up mattering less to voters than their responses to polls indicate.
When the then 70-year-old Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, many pondered whether he was too old for the job.
Banner image: President Joe Biden, then 78, and musician Olivia Rodrigo, then 18, at the White House in 2021. (Credit: The…