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Updated October 11th, 2020 at 07:01 IST

US VP delivers remarks in support of Trump's re-election

US Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday that President Donald Trump and the first lady were "doing great".

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US Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday that President Donald Trump and the first lady were "doing great".

Speaking at a 'Make America Great Again' event at The Villages, Florida, Pence also said that a coronavirus vaccine was going to be available "before the end of this year".

"We'll have tens of millions of doses available to administer to our most vulnerable," he added.

The Villages is the nation’s largest retirement community, an expanse of homes, shops and entertainment venues that bills itself as “Florida’s Friendliest Hometown.”

Older voters helped propel Trump and Pence to the White House - the Pew Research Center estimates Trump led among voters 65 and older by 9 percentage points in 2016 - and his campaign hoped they would be a bulwark to cement a second term.

But there have been warnings that older voters are in play. To be sure, Trump has solid support among older adults, but his campaign has seen a drop-off in its internal research, according to campaign aides, and some public polls suggest Democrat Joe Biden is running ahead or just even with Trump.

Mostly, it seems, older voters have been put off by Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, which affects these voters more acutely than others.

They were particularly alarmed by Trump’s performances at daily task force briefings in the spring because his remarks showed an uneven handling of the crisis and inspired little confidence.

More recently the president’s own COVID-19 infection has refocused attention on the virus and his handling of it.

 

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Published October 11th, 2020 at 07:01 IST

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