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Many voters think Biden is too old for a second term. The White House isn't worried

Polls and focus groups show many voters are worried about President Biden's advanced age. But the White House isn't worried that will hurt him if he runs for a second term.
President Biden jogs across the South Lawn of the White House in the rain after getting his latest physical on Feb. 16.

Republican strategist Sarah Longwell spends a lot of time these days talking to swing voters.

"They're pro-Biden, they like Biden," Longwell said, describing the current mood of focus group participants who voted for former President Donald Trump in 2016, but shifted to vote for President Biden in 2020. "And in our most recent focus group, they liked [Biden's] State of the Union."

And yet, six of the nine participants in that most recent panel did not want Biden to run for a second term next year.

"I hate to say it

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