President Joe Biden and his team have recently begun making small changes to his day-to-day conduct out of grave concern that another testimony in front of the cameras will worsen his standing in the polls and doom him among those who are afraid to vote for him because of his advanced age, Axios reported on Tuesday.
Biden, who was photographed stumbling several months ago and falling because of a sandbag during a ceremony, is expected to be 82 if sworn in again in January 2025, and is already the first sitting president to cross the age of 80.
The report said Biden has a trainer who already created a workout routine for him in November 2021 to improve his balance and that since his stumble in June, he has started wearing tennis shoes relatively frequently to avoid slipping. Since that incident, he has also been made sure to board his presidential plane via a lower staircase to reduce the likelihood of him falling.
It's unclear exactly what drills Biden is doing with the coach, but it's been known for years that Biden likes to ride bikes (home and outdoors). The White House told Axios that his exercise routine is not new, and has already been reported in his medical reports.
The real concern is that a stumble, however small, will create a deadly effect in the polls, which are already unflattering.
A recent poll even showed his likely rival, Donald Trump, receiving more support from voters nationally. This does not reflect the actual chance of winning. This is because of the decentralized electoral system of the United States, which gives special weight to each state, and there is no guarantee that whoever receives the most votes will win the most electoral votes (which are actually the official election of the president).
Senior Democratic Party officials are reportedly concerned that Biden's people are not properly preparing the places where he is speaking, blaming them for the June sandbag incident and the fact that the president sometimes doesn't know where to go after his speeches on stage.
Recent polls show that the main concern among voters about Biden is his advanced age, and according to an AP poll, about three-quarters of them think he is too old to serve as president. Only about half think former President Trump, 77, is too old to return to office.
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