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Biden turns 81 as questions about age continue to dominate 2024 race
(abcnews.go.com)
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What a non-issue. Yes, people are making a lot of hay out of Biden's age, but where's the evidence of his mental decline? He's always been a bad speaker, but I haven't yet seen evidence that he's forgotten where he is or that he's confusing issues like Trump.
Fine, we'd like younger candidates. That's fair. But that's not reason to call Biden's competence into question.
Bidens age is reason enough to challenge his competency just on the alone fact that science have proven that there is a large decline after I think 70. I do agree there needs to be an age limit for the president so I obviously hold a bias for that but as far as which way I lean I have no interest in that stuff.
Fine. His age is a reason to check. Which is why I ask for any other signs of mental decline. But the only evidence I've seen anyone put forward is his age, and that alone is not enough. As long as he remains competent as well as the incumbent, this line of criticism just boosts right-wing talking points.
Keep in mind, this is for the overall population, on average. It isn't going to be true for every individual. Some people are going to experience cognitive decline a lot earlier, some a lot later.
From what I can tell, Biden hasn't had a large decline. He certainly isn't as sharp as he used to be, but he's still got all of his mental faculties in good order. Compare him with Feinstein for instance. Or Trump. It's hard to tell with the latter and he's always been a conspiracy favoring gibbering baboon, but he does seem to be growing increasingly unhinged.