CHICAGO — Not two months ago, high-profile Democrats begin calling for President Joe Biden to drop out as the Democratic presidential nominee — attributing much of his plummeting poll numbers to his age and a disastrous debate performance against Republican nominee Donald Trump.
Many had grown convinced Biden had neither the mental sharpness nor physical stamina to beat Trump, say nothing of serving another four-year term — he’d be 86 years old when he left the White House in early 2029.