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Is Donald Trump losing older voters in Florida – and with it the chance of reelection? | The Independent
Amid the many nuggets of insight pulled from the debris of the 2016 election was this: older voters went for Donald Trump more than they did Hillary Clinton.
In several battleground states such as Florida, voters aged 65 and over turned out for the Republican candidate by some margin. Nationally, Mr Trump bested his rival in this demographic by as many as nine percentage points.
But things may be changing. As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, bearing with it a lethality to which the elderly are especially vulnerable, so the president’s support among this age group appears to be softening. At the same time, support for Joe Biden, all but certain to be his challenger in November, is growing.
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Bad news for The Donald in a 'must win' state.
Amid the many nuggets of insight pulled from the debris of the 2016 election was this: older voters went for Donald Trump more than they did Hillary Clinton.
In several battleground states such as Florida, voters aged 65 and over turned out for the Republican candidate by some margin. Nationally, Mr Trump bested his rival in this demographic by as many as nine percentage points.
But things may be changing. As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, bearing with it a lethality to which the elderly are especially vulnerable, so the president’s support among this age group appears to be softening. At the same time, support for Joe Biden, all but certain to be his challenger in November, is growing.
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Bad news for The Donald in a 'must win' state.