{"id":98636,"date":"2020-10-27T17:02:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T14:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/opinion-have-seniors-turned-on-trump\/"},"modified":"2020-10-27T17:02:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T14:02:09","slug":"opinion-have-seniors-turned-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/opinion-have-seniors-turned-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n  Opinion: Have seniors turned on Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4cf63c01a68\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4cf63c01a68\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/opinion-have-seniors-turned-on-trump\/#Stakes_are_high_for_older_Americans_%E2%80%94_and_their_votes_%E2%80%94_as_election_day_looms\" >Stakes are high for older Americans \u2014 and their votes \u2014 as election day looms<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/opinion-have-seniors-turned-on-trump\/#Paul_Brandus\" >Paul Brandus<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#<br \/>\n  Opinion: Have seniors turned on Trump?<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Stakes_are_high_for_older_Americans_%E2%80%94_and_their_votes_%E2%80%94_as_election_day_looms\"><\/span>\n  Stakes are high for older Americans \u2014 and their votes \u2014 as election day looms<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\">\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"D37EF624-17D4-11EB-BDCD-BF195D6C4C23\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       One of the groups that powered Donald Trump\u2019s surprise White House win in 2016 was seniors. He won 52% of that group, to Hillary Clinton\u2019s 45%. <\/p>\n<p> But the president <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears to be in deep trouble with them now. A Wall Street Journal\/NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> survey last month <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/meet-the-press\/after-tumultuous-month-news-biden-maintains-national-lead-over-trump-n1240501\" class=\"icon none\">showed Joe Biden with\u2014get this\u2014a 27 point lead<\/a>, 62% to 35%, while a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/10\/06\/politics\/trump-senior-vote\/index.html\" class=\"icon none\">CNN\/SSRS poll out three weeks ago told a similar story<\/a>: 60% for Biden 39% for Trump\u2014a 21-point gap.<\/p>\n<p>Read: 401(k) and IRA changes next year \u2014 what you need to know<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Those are national polls, but even in swing states that will decide the election, Trump looks to be in trouble. Eleven surveys conducted over the past few weeks <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/press.aarp.org\/2020-9-15-New-AARP-Poll-65-plus-Voters-May-Tip-the-Scales-in-2020\" class=\"icon none\">by AARP show Biden up big among voters age 65 and older<\/a>: 18 points in Michigan, 17 in Wisconsin, 9 in Pennsylvania\u2014the three states that put Trump over the top in 2016. He\u2019s also up 7 points in North Carolina. The president is up in one swing state: Georgia, by 8. The two candidates are statistically tied in two states: Florida and Arizona. <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"\n              \" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetMediaVideo\n            \n            \n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetMediaVideo\n            article__inset--\n  \"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-object-video article__inset__video media-object-video--standard\">\n<div class=\"wsj-media-summary clearfix\">\n<div class=\"strap-container\">\n<h4 class=\"strap\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<\/h4><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"video-container article__inset__video__player\" id=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/61AD778B-C50D-4EC0-A82F-2942D613BC47\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/61AD778B-C50D-4EC0-A82F-2942D613BC47\" data-format=\"standard\" data-esplash=\"\" data-msplash=\"\" data-suppressheadline=\"\" data-verticalstill=\"\">\n  <\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__video__caption\">\n          80% of older Americans can&#8217;t afford to retire &#8211; COVID-19 isn&#8217;t helping<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>       Even more troubling from Trump\u2019s perspective, is that not only have older Americans turned against him, but they tend to vote in much larger numbers than other groups. According to AARP, \u201c71% of Americans over 65 voted (according to the U.S. Census Bureau), compared with 46% among 18- to 29-year-olds. \u201cAt the same time,\u201d AARP adds, \u201cthe number of voters who fall into the category of \u201colder\u201d keeps rising.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Why the turnaround from a seven point margin in 2016 to such big deficits now? <\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, it\u2019s the \u201cpandemic and the issue of personal health care, particularly for folks over the age of 65,\u201c says John Hishta, AARP\u2019s senior vice president for campaigns. \u201cAnd all the public polling and our polling in particular show that they (seniors) don\u2019t have a very favorable reaction to the president\u2019s handling of the pandemic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>And the pandemic appears to be getting worse. According to data by the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COVID19Tracking\/status\/1320491541421383681?s=20\" class=\"icon none\">COVID Tracking Project<\/a>, the U.S. averaged 68,954 new cases over the past seven days, shattering the prior high set back in July. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey hear a second wave is coming, and that\u2019s top of mind,\u201d Hishta says. <\/p>\n<p>And, as every senior surely knows, they are in the most vulnerable age group. <\/p>\n<div id=\"cx-membership-tile\"><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/coronavirus-covid-19\/issue-brief\/what-share-of-people-who-have-died-of-covid-19-are-65-and-older-and-how-does-it-vary-by-state\/\" class=\"icon none\">grim reality, via the Kaiser Family Foundation<\/a>: \u201cAdults 65 and older account for 16% of the U.S. population, but 80% of COVID-19 deaths, somewhat higher than their share of deaths from all causes (75%) over the same period.\u201d That 80% implies 180,000 seniors, given the overall death toll, which currently stands at about 225,000. <\/p>\n<p>Beyond the growing death toll, the economic, physical and psychological damage inflicted upon seniors has also been significant. As I mentioned last week, older Americans have paid a heavy price job-wise during the pandemic\u2014a particularly acute problem for those who need to generate extra income.<\/p>\n<p>Physically, some seniors, knowing they\u2019re at higher risk of becoming infected, may be less inclined to go out and get the exercise they need. Even walking around the block might be deemed too risky. This lack of activity could then lead to health problems. <\/p>\n<p>And it may be impossible to overstate the psychological damage inflicted by the pandemic. Lockdowns and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> distancing has occurred so far during spring, summer and fall. Reluctance to <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> has already meant missing birthdays, weddings, graduations and more (or watching them via Zoom). Now the holidays are right around the corner, as is a long, dark winter. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe (psychological) impact is big,\u201d Hishta says. \u201cThe inability to see family and neighbors\u2026people are not in a good place. They\u2019re very concerned.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But the pandemic is hardly the only thing on the minds of seniors. Drug prices, for instance, continue to soar. The average price increase\u2014for the first six months of this year alone\u2014for 857 brand and generic drugs was 6.8%, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodrx.com\/blog\/july-drug-price-hikes-2020\/\" class=\"icon none\">according to a study by GoodRx.com<\/a>. Price hikes like these far outweigh the meager increases in Social Security (1.3% for 2021) and Medicare that seniors are getting, and unquestionably add to their anxiety. <\/p>\n<p>Read: This is how much your Social Security will rise in 2021<\/p>\n<p>Then there is uncertainty about the future of Social Security and Medicare themselves. President Trump\u2019s talk of killing the payroll tax\u2014which is how these gargantuan lifelines are funded\u2014produced scary headlines, like the prediction from no less an authority than the Social Security system\u2019s chief actuary, who said <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/oact\/solvency\/VanHollenSandersWydenSchumer_20200824.pdf\" class=\"icon none\">killing the tax and failing to provide new funding could exhaust the program\u2019s reserves<\/a> as early as 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake: These are difficult and uncertain times for all Americans. No less so for seniors. And they will make themselves heard at the polls. <\/p>\n<div data-layout=\"\n              inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n        media-object\n        type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            \n            inline\n  article__inset\n        article__inset--type-InsetCommentingPromo\n            article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>      <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author  hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Paul Brandus\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Paul_Brandus\"><\/span>Paul Brandus<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more News articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/story.asp?guid=%7BD37EF624-17D4-11EB-BDCD-BF195D6C4C23%7D&#038;siteid=rss&#038;rss=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;# Opinion: Have seniors turned on Trump? &#8221; Stakes are high for older Americans \u2014 and their votes \u2014 as election day looms One of the groups that powered Donald Trump\u2019s surprise White House win in 2016 was seniors. He won 52% of that group, to Hillary Clinton\u2019s 45%. 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