We are periodically publishing criticisms of Democratic presidential candidates, not because we necessarily oppose their candidacies but because Democrats need a realistic view of who the best candidate might be.
Guardian - First, Biden is old. This is not ageism. Old people can perform many jobs well, including political ones, but US president is a particularly grueling position, which wears even the fittest people down. ... Biden is 76 years old today and would be a staggering 78 when he would start his first term as president. That is eight years older than Trump was in 2016 and even five years older than Ronald Reagan was in 1980.
Second, Biden is perhaps a symbol of the old Democratic party. He entered the US Senate in 1973, under President Richard Nixon..... Like many of their voters, who are also increasingly non-white and female, they will look at Biden and see a Democratic party run by and for white men.
Third, Biden represents for many a political program and strategy that failed in 2016. While he is trying to reinvent himself to adapt to the leftward shift within the Democratic party – pushing for free college, a $15/hour minimum wage, power for workers – he will have a hard time convincing many left Democrats about his sincerity.
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