No Clear Contenders In 2024
October 19, 2021 | District of Columbia
Opinion. Looking ahead to the presidential election of 2024, it’s much easier to compile a list of possible contenders who can’t win the grand prize than it is to name those who could. Our most prominent politicians all look like sure losers in the upcoming battle. This anomaly contributes to the sour state of our present politics and offers scant encouragement to followers of either Joe Biden or Donald Trump.
Age remains the most powerful impediment to a second term for either the 46th or 45th president.
In the unlikely event that Biden receives a renewal on his White House lease, he’d take his second oath of office at 82, while Trump 2.0 would assume power at 78. While recent polling indicates that both Trump and Biden still command overwhelming support within their respective parties, that doesn’t hide the weariness of two aging presidents—or the discernible wariness of the public. Neither candidate would win automatic renomination… (Excerpts from Newsweek)
