WASHINGTON -- The coronavirus crisis and the administration's halting response to it have cost President Donald Trump support from one of his most crucial constituencies: America's seniors.For years, Republicans and Trump have relied on older Americans, the country's largest voting bloc,
WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis and the administration’s halting response to it have cost President Donald Trump support from one of his most crucial constituencies: America’s seniors.
The falloff in support comes as Trump has grown increasingly anxious about his reelection prospects, with a series of national surveys, as well as internal polling, showing him trailing in key states. The president has all but moved on from a focus on controlling the pandemic and is now pushing his agenda to restore the country, and the economy, to a place that will lift his campaign.
Standing in the ornate East Room at the White House earlier this month, for instance, Trump surrounded himself with health officials as he signed a proclamation declaring May to be “Older Americans Month.” Conway declined to discuss her conversations with Trump about seniors, but she noted that he had promised not to touch safety-net programs that affect them. “In five years since he announced his candidacy, President Trump has been unwavering in his commitment to not touch Social Security,” Conway said.
In the past, however, support from older voters would return when they were reminded of Trump’s hard-line stance on immigration and his vow to protect Social Security and other safety-net programs, policy positions they often agreed with, officials said. Keeping Biden and Trump polling even among older voters — in other words, simply cutting into Trump’s margin — could potentially be enough to make a critical difference in what is expected to be a tight race, Biden officials said.
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