Fifty-nine percent of Republican voters would prefer a president under the age of 75, according to a YouGov poll.

In a YouGov poll conducted between July 25-29, 59 percent of Republicans surveyed said they would prefer a president under the age of 75. Trump celebrated his 78th birthday in June. Forty percent said they had no preference, and just two percent said they would prefer a president over the age of 75.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    18·
    3 months ago

    Isn’t this consistent with when it was Trump/Biden? I seem to remember both sides saying they wanted a younger candidate.

    Or it could be they think Trump is younger than he actually is…

    • blattrules@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      3 months ago

      They definitely have not looked up how old he is, so I’m going with the latter and they thought this was a dig at Biden.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
      9·
      3 months ago

      The latter wouldn’t shock me, but I don’t remember anything but the majority of Republicans saying they wanted anyone but Trump. I admit I don’t have the world’s best memory, so feel free anyone to show me wrong here.

      • edric@lemm.ee
        21·
        3 months ago

        I imagine it’s like those people Jordan Klepper interviews at Trump rallies that go like this:

        Jordan: Do you think a candidate who’s almost 80 is too old?

        Person: Yeah.

        J: …and Trump is 78.

        Person: Yeah.

        J: So he’s too old and someone younger would be better.

        Person: For sure.

        J: So who do you want for president?

        Person: I’m voting Trump.

        • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          11·
          3 months ago

          Jordan: Do you think that a sentient pile of goo trained in a laboratory to hate all human life and subject it to fiery nuclear death is a good candidate?

          Person: No.

          J: Trump is actually a robot inhabited by that goo. Here is clear, simple, factual and verifiable evidence. Here are multiple videos and sources confirming that Trump wants to kill us all.

          Person: Yeah.

          J: So, Trump is a bad candidate who will murder your children.

          Person: Yep.

          J: Who are you voting for?

          Person: Trump, he’ll go after the alphabet mafia first. And, to be honest, he’s just saying he’ll kill everyone to be edgy and noticeable.

           

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_German_National_Jews

          A reason why some German Jews supported Hitler was that they thought that his anti-Semitism was only for “stirring up the masses”.