Article 67MB9 Octogenarian Biden begins new year facing age old question on 2024 race

Octogenarian Biden begins new year facing age old question on 2024 race

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Chris Stein in Washington
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In coming months, Biden will probably answer a simple question: would he still want to be president at age 86?

Joe Biden has presided over legislative deals that American presidents have sought for years, struggled with unpopularity yet led the Democrats to a historically strong performance in last year's midterm elections, all before turning 80.

Now, in the coming months, Biden will probably answer a simple question: would he still want to be president at age 86? And, if so, is he prepared to take down Donald Trump - or perhaps another, possibly much younger, Republican candidate - to win a second term in 2024?

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