How 'All in the Family' Explains Biden's Strength Among Seniors

Apr 06, 2024 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -32% Moderately Liberal

  • Reliability

    55% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

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  • Politician Portrayal

    24% Positive

Bias Score Analysis

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Overall Sentiment

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"It's entirely possible that Mr. Biden won today's seniors in 2020."
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28% Conservative
"Mr. Biden's strength among seniors might be surprising, but the likeliest explanation is deceptively simple: At every stage earlier in their lives, many of today's seniors voted Democratic."
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10% Conservative
"But in all likelihood, Mr. Obama won the voters who are seniors today."
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10% Conservative
"Of course, just because Mr. Obama most likely won today's seniors doesn't mean President Biden will do so."
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8% Conservative
"Of course, just because Mr. Obama most likely won today's seniors doesn't mean President Biden will do so."
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8% Conservative
"Voters aged 53 to 64 in 2012 -- those 65 to 76 today -- backed Mr. Obama by three points, based on a large compilation of survey data."
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4% Conservative
"All together, boomers will make up more than 70 percent of seniors in 2024, up from zero percent when Mr. Obama -- himself a baby boomer -- won the presidency in 2008."
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0% Conservative
"But in the last presidential election, Mr. Biden won 48 percent of seniors, a tally almost identical to our estimate of how Mr. Obama probably fared among the same voters."
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"But in the last presidential election, Mr. Biden won 48 percent of seniors, a tally almost identical to our estimate of how Mr. Obama probably fared among the same voters."
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0% Conservative
"Instead, polls show President Biden close or even ahead among seniors, continuing a steady -- and overlooked -- trend of Democratic gains among older voters."
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-4% Liberal
"Archie's generation was the only one that reacted to the 2008 nomination of Barack Obama by shifting right: A higher share of them voted for John McCain in 2008 than for George W. Bush in 2004."
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2% Conservative
"Archie's generation was the only one that reacted to the 2008 nomination of Barack Obama by shifting right: A higher share of them voted for John McCain in 2008 than for George W. Bush in 2004."
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2% Conservative
"If so, Mr. Biden may not need to flip a single voter to turn seniors from red to blue in 2024."
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