In sports, there is an old saying that “Father Time is undefeated.”
For those unfamiliar with sports ball, the phrase refers to the inevitable deterioration of professional athletes’ physical abilities as they age.
But just as time and age often catch up with a professional athlete in his late 30s, the same is true for the average American as he or she approaches octogenarian status.
In other words: Time and age undoubtedly will catch up (or have caught up) with 80-year-old Joe Biden — and he’s being called out about it by people who are all too familiar with that very same passage of time.
According to The Messenger, it is difficult for President Biden to garner the support of senior citizens in his community of Scranton, Pennsylvania, due to a multitude of factors, including his age.
The Messenger spoke with several senior citizens in a city dominated by Democrats and discovered that support for the incumbent president was anything but unanimous.
Ike Mielo, 82, voted for Biden in 2020.
When speaking to The Messenger, he explained, “You start to lose your mind after a certain age. I see myself, you know. I think we need a younger guy.”
86-year-old Barbara Petroski, another 2020 Biden supporter, went so far as to refer to the president’s current persona as a “front.”
“He’s making a good front and everything, but I just don’t think he has the capabilities anymore,” Petroski said. “And four more years? I just don’t think he’s going to have the brain power.”
She informed The Messenger that she will not vote for Biden in 2024. Instead, she desires that former Vice President Mike Pence run for president.
Notably, Petroski stated that she would only vote for Biden if he ran against former President Donald Trump, should Trump be the GOP nominee in 2024, despite her belief that both men are too elderly. (Trump is 76 years old.)
“There comes a time when you have to step down. And it’s hard to concede to that too, you know,” she said.
Fred Miller, a retired Republican in his sixties, stated that he would vote against Biden because he has no faith in Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I don’t want to pick [a newspaper] up in the morning and see that President Biden has passed away overnight and now Kamala Harris is our president,” Miller said.
Obviously, there are also many voters in Scranton who will praise and support Biden regardless of the circumstances.
However, this could be an ominous omen for the president’s reelection campaign.
If Biden is unable to drum up wholesale support from his hometown, how will he be able to drum up wholesale support elsewhere?