These Voters Fret Biden's Age, Just Not Enough To Pick Trump

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🗓️ 17 February 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

A focus group of swing voters showed worry about President Biden's age — he'd be 82 at the start of a second term — but the voters said they'd still vote for him over Donald Trump.

A 2020 rematch, though, isn't a given: other Republicans like Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, and Mike Pence are likely to face Trump in the next year's primary contests.

This episode: politics reporter Deepa Shivaram, White House correspondent Scott Detrow, senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro, and Iowa Public Radio lead political reporter Clay Masters.

This episode was produced by Elena Moore and Casey Morell. It was edited by Eric McDaniel. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi. Research and fact-checking by Devin Speak.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Margaret.
0:01.0	And I'm Ami.
0:02.0	And we are at a charging station during our drive from DC to Denver in an electric vehicle.
0:07.1	The last time we rode ship together was after college graduation 10 years ago, when taking
0:11.4	an EV across the country still felt like a thing of the future.
0:15.1	This podcast was recorded at 12.04 pm on Friday, February 17th, 2023.
0:21.4	Things may have changed by the time you hear this.
0:24.0	Okay, enjoy the show.
0:26.7	I've never done a road trip in an EV.
0:31.4	It sounds pretty cool.
0:32.4	Well, good news for you.
0:33.4	The Biden administration is working hard to fill in that EV charging landscape.
0:38.0	It's happening soon.
0:39.0	The future is now.
0:40.0	Yeah, really?
0:41.0	I don't think I've actually even ever driven an electric vehicle.
0:43.5	Well, more and more Americans are everyday than medical.
0:45.7	That's what I hear.
0:47.2	Your chance is coming soon.
0:48.7	Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
0:51.0	I'm Deepa Shiparam.
0:52.0	I cover politics.
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