'Key positive' given Biden's age: David Axelrod cites internal data gauging Kamala Harris as ready to be president
by Zachary Halaschak, Breaking News Reporter |
| August 11, 2020 06:10 PM
Former Obama adviser David Axelrod said Kamala Harris met an "important test" for Joe Biden, given his age.
Moments after Biden announced Harris, a senator from California who was a fierce rival in the primary contest, would be his running mate, CNN published an op-ed by Axelrod in which he discussed internal campaign research that informed the former vice president's decision.
"People familiar with research the campaign undertook to inform its decision told me voters viewed her as among the most qualified to be president on Day One — a key positive, given Biden's status as potentially the oldest politician to ever serve as president," Axelrod wrote.
The age and mental health of the candidates have increasingly come into play less than 100 days out from Election Day. Trump, 74, is the oldest president; Biden is 77 and would be the oldest candidate to win a first-term in the White House.
Harris is 55, while Trump's vice president, Mike Pence, is 61.
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