A clear majority of Americans now back a maximum age for the presidency and substantial shares view Trump as too old or cognitively declining; this creates political momentum to propose concrete institutional reforms (mandatory, standardized medical disclosure, an age threshold, or a fitness review process) rather than ad‑hoc debate. Any reform would immediately provoke partisan conflict over who defines 'fitness' and how to implement legally defensible tests.
— If durable, public support for an age ceiling or formal fitness procedures would rewrite candidacy rules, affect ballot access and primaries, and force courts and legislatures to define medical‑disclosure and removal standards for executives.
2026.01.14
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YouGov poll: ~50% say Trump is too old, ~75% support a maximum age limit, and ~49% believe he shows cognitive decline — concrete public opinion evidence that could be translated into reform proposals.
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