POLITICO Poll Finds Over-70 Candidates Trail by 10%, Transgender Hopefuls Also Lose Support
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 21
POLITICO Poll Finds Over-70 Candidates Trail by 10%, Transgender Hopefuls Also Lose Support
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 21
Summary
Candidates over 70 were nearly 10% less likely to be chosen than those under 50 in POLITICO polling, signaling voter demand for a younger political generation.
Transgender candidates also faced a measurable penalty: Democratic voters were about 5% less likely to back them and Republican voters 17% less likely, all else equal.
Race and gender showed no overall electability gap in the survey, undercutting a long-running Democratic debate over whether a white male nominee is safer in 2028.
The findings land after 2024 age concerns around Joe Biden and amid fresh arguments over whether identity still constrains contenders such as Pete Buttigieg.
The results draw on two online surveys of about 2,000 U.S. adults each, conducted in May and August, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.2 points.