Biden Too Old, Trump in the Lead with Detroit Voters

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In Detroit, Michigan, not exactly a Republican hot spot, Joe Biden might be in trouble.

In a recent focus group, Donald Trump was ahead of Biden.

A main reason? Voters think Biden is too old.

While half in this group worried that Trump might be a threat to democracy, more worried about Biden's age.

And his seniority and general health outweighed everything, it seemed.

Axios reports, "While seven of 14 voters said they would describe former President Trump as a threat to democracy, 10 out of 14 also said they would take the twice-impeached president back over voting for Biden again in 2024."

"The big picture: Almost all of the respondents said they believe Biden is showing signs of mental decline," Axios observed.

The story continued:

The economy, abortion rights and foreign policy are on the minds of the swing voters who raised concerns over Biden's age more than they did Trump's legal baggage.

Axios sat in on two Engagious/Sago online focus groups Tuesday night with 14 Michiganders who voted for Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020.

Eight are independents and six are Republicans. Most are from cities across Metro Detroit and two are from Holland and Jackson.

While a focus group is not a statistically significant sample like a poll, the responses show how some voters feel about current events.

A potential felony conviction didn't stop most in the focus group from saying they would vote for Trump again.

So Democrats are charging Trump with everything under the sun...

...but that still doesn't worry Detroit voters as much as the Biden's obvious mental decline.

It's less than ten months until November. A lot can happen. Most of it is anyone's guess.

But in that time, Joe Biden is not getting any younger.