FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Eleven days out from the election, President Donald Trump held a last-minute campaign event in one of the most reliably red areas of Florida whose voters have become a question mark hanging over his campaign — one that could help make or break his re-election bid.
Polling this year has shown an increasing number of older people abandoning Trump, in part due to that brand of pandemic messaging. An October NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed that trend accelerating: Trump was hemorrhaging support among registered senior voters, with 62 percent supporting Biden and only 35 percent supporting the president.
Story continuesJane Cater, 81, of the Fort Lauderdale area, said she was"disappointed" with Trump’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. But that isn't the sole source of her discomfort with the president. Shay, who said he wasn't a fan of the initial debate and all of the"yelling" that took place, added that he still wants to hear more about the candidates' agendas.
The president has made repeated efforts aimed at keeping these voters in his camp, amping up his efforts notably in the race's final few weeks. The meme reflected age-based attacks Trump has made against Biden for more than a year, frequently ridiculing his Democratic rival in campaign speeches and portraying him as decrepit and diminished.
The Trump campaign has repeatedly sought to cast the Democratic focus on the virus as a political stunt meant to scare people into supporting Biden. Some older voters see still other factors driving Trump's sagging numbers with seniors — including that, unlike 2016, he's not running against Hillary Clinton, whose unfavorability numbers were comparable to Trump's.
Vote for Biden a d turn America into another California where it’s just rich white liberals and their servants !
Impeached Trump is toxic waste. Keep him in your state. We do not want him in ours.
Bill19300155 Note, Virus takes about 2 weeks to really flare up. Less than 10 days to election. I would bet that this was discussed in the timing of Senior tour.
This frustrates me no end. Why would ANYbody listen to ANYthing this guy says at this stage that would somehow influence their vote? Do they think the last four years were just a rehearsal for all the fabulous things he'll accomplish if given another four? Forget-about-it!
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