Ageism becomes focal point in US presidential election as septuagenarians fortify Biden’s White House race

Ageism becomes focal point in US presidential election as septuagenarians fortify Biden’s White House race

Polls have shown older Americans are more likely than younger people to have a favourable view of Biden and are less likely to say he should withdraw to allow another candidate. But even among older people, Biden faces steep scepticism.

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Defiant Biden now said to be seriously considering pulling out of US presidential race

Defiant Biden now said to be seriously considering pulling out of US presidential race

Democratic Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado said he believed that Biden was working toward a decision on whether to stay in the presidential race and would opt for what is good for the country.

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Influential Democrats step up pressure on President Biden to quite re-election race

Influential Democrats step up pressure on President Biden to quite re-election race

President Joe Biden has repeatedly rejected calls from Democrats to drop out of the race after his halting performance in a debate last month against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

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From comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler, JD Vance to become Republicans’ his loudest ‘Trumpet’  

From comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler, JD Vance to become Republicans’ his loudest ‘Trumpet’  

Vance, a graduate of Yale Law School and a former venture capitalist, is now well positioned to help mould Trump’s often scattershot vision into something coherent for the future, he said.

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