How Bidenomics may cost Biden the youth vote
President Biden turns 81 on Nov. 20, and polls show that Democrats are increasingly worried about his mental and physical decline. But the incumbent has another age problem: Donald Trump is running on par with him among young voters.
Mr. Biden won the youth vote by double digits in 2020, while seniors swung for Mr. Trump.
Recent polls, however, show that seniors are now the only age group that favors Mr. Biden in a rematch. It isn’t difficult to explain the reversal.
Bidenomics has exacted a massive wealth transfer from young people to seniors. Three recent polls underscore this trend. A Nov.
5 New York Times-Siena College poll of swing-state voters found Messrs. Biden and Trump splitting those under 30. A CNN national poll, and an Emerson College swing-state poll, similarly found the two separated by a point among young Americans.
Drill down into the numbers and the picture looks even grimmer for the president. More young people think Mr. Biden is part of the nation’s problems than they do Mr.
Trump. The New York Times survey has independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
leading both men with voters under 45. In the Emerson poll, Mr. Trump leads or matches the president in Michigan, Georgia and Arizona among young people who reported voting for Mr.
Biden three years ago. The polls offer more context for the flip. Youngsters have a more negative outlook than seniors and are also more likely to identify the cost of living as the most important issue—closely followed by the economy and jobs.
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