Good day and welcome to the Daily Article podcast for Tuesday, February the 13th, 2024.

I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's daily article written by Denison Forum co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

The Associated Press is reporting this morning that Sunday Super Bowl, with 123.4 million viewers, was the most

watched program in television history. The Kansas City Chiefs and their fans are preparing for

their victory parade tomorrow. A variety of outlets are offering their rankings of Super Bowl

commercials from best to worst. My personal favorite was the Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, Matt Damon ad.

And people are still talking about something that did not happen during the game,

the customary interview with the President of the United States.

White House officials said they made the decision to skip the interview

because Super Bowl viewers wanted to watch football,

not the president. One official added that President Biden turned down the interview because the

network would have aired just a brief clip on Sunday instead of a fuller extended version. However,

many saw the decision as evidence of Mr. Biden's advancing age, an issue that has been

especially in the news with last week's report from special counsel Robert Herr that the president

is a, quote, elderly man with a poor memory, end quote. The issue is not going away for the president

or for the leading contender to replace him in the Oval Office.

The median age for all U.S. presidents on the day of their first inauguration is 55 years old.

This aligns with the fact that most Americans prefer the president to be in their 50s.

Consequently, according to a new ABC Ipsos poll, 86% of Americans think Joe Biden, age 81, is too old to serve a second term as president.

62% say the same thing about Donald Trump, age 77.

This issue is not confined to the Oval Office.

According to the Census Bureau, the median age in America is 38.9

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