Opinion

Democrats are crazy to insist only Biden can beat Trump

In a nation where 50-50 debate is the defining rule of politics, a huge majority of voters — nearly 8 out of 10 — agree on this: At 80, President Biden is too old to seek a second term.

This is not a whimsical or ageist belief. According to Social Security Administration actuarial data, the majority of American men who are Biden’s age are in their final decade of life, with an average of about 7½ years of life remaining. I wish the president well and hope he has many happy, healthy years ahead. But a second term would take him to age 86 — 12 years past the average life expectancy of an American male born in 2020.