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Polling ahead of next year’s election shows a majority of Americans think Biden is too old to be president. Rambling speeches, stumbles, and his advancing years are a cause for alarm in the Democratic Party. As he turns 81 today, is it time for him to step aside for another candidate?

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In a major new campaign poll from The New York Times and Siena College, former President Donald J. Trump leads President Biden in five of the six battleground states likeliest to decide the 2024 presidential race. Widespread discontent with the state of the country and growing doubts about Biden’s ability to perform his job as president threaten to unravel the diverse coalition that elected him in 2020.

Nate Cohn, The Times’s chief political analyst, explains why the results are less a reflection of Trump’s growing strength than they are of Biden’s growing weaknesses.

Guest: Nate Cohn, The New York Times’s chief political analyst.

Background reading: 

• In the Times/Siena poll, voters in battleground states said they trusted Mr. Trump over Mr. Biden on the economy, foreign policy and immigration.
• Here are detailed tables from the poll.
• Less engaged voters are Biden’s biggest problem.

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Is Joe Biden too old to win another go in the White House? And could his son derail his campaign? The Americast team talks through the challenges the president is facing in the run-up to the next election.

Barack Obama's former spokesperson and podcaster Tommy Vietor gives us his thoughts on Biden's achievements and viral moments, as well as his 2024 chances, with some critics obsessed by his age and sceptical about Vice President Kamala Harris.

And the gang tries to guess the Republican presidential candidate from the songs that supposedly "stir their souls".

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BBC SOUNDS CHAPTERS: 03:10 – Joe Biden's age 15:50 – Tommy Vietor interview 35:00 – Republican soul songs

Krystal and Saagar discuss the Biden administration desperate to hide the president's aging, Ohio overwhelmingly backs pro-choice amendment, Americans reject Biden sending Cluster Bombs to Ukraine, Jack Dorsey trashes dystopian crypto "World Coin" surveillance, the PinkyDoll viral Tik Tok Phenomenon explained, Saagar looks into Disney and Netflix firing diversity bureaucrats, and Krystal looks into Affirmative Action for the Rich in College Admissions.

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On tonight's episode of Piers Morgan Uncensored, Kate McCann and Harry Cole step in for Piers and assess the evacuation of the British Nationals from Sudan by the Armed Forces. Kate and Harry debate whether Joe Biden is in fact to old to run for President as he declares his candidacy. Also as Labour push for crack down on boyish banter and teahc respect for women, Kate and Harry assess whether it's an attack on masculinity.

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