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Exhibit 1: For some seniors, virus is shifting their views of Trump https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2020/0512/For-some-seniors-virus-is-shifting-their-views-of-Trump">https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Polit...
For some seniors, virus is shifting their views of Trump

President Trump’s approval rating has fallen among older Americans. Even a small shift among these voters could pose a threat to his reelection.

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2020/0512/For-some-seniors-virus-is-shifting-their-views-of-Trump
Exhibit 2: America& #39;s seniors ebb away from Trump as coronavirus response disappoints https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/01/seniors-trump-biden-coronavirus-us-election-older">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
America's seniors ebb away from Trump as coronavirus response disappoints

The country’s most reliable voting bloc are also the most vulnerable to the virus, which looks to be benefiting Biden

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/01/seniors-trump-biden-coronavirus-us-election-older
Exhibit 3: Trump’s Closing Message to Seniors: I Don’t Care If You Die https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/trumps-senior-voters-polls-covid-elderly.html">https://nymag.com/intellige...
Trump’s Closing Message to Seniors: I Don’t Care If You Die

“It affects elderly people,” Trump said of COVID. “It affects virtually nobody.”

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/trumps-senior-voters-polls-covid-elderly.html
Exhibit 4: Trump Faces Mounting Defections From a Once-Loyal Group: Older White Voters https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/us/politics/trump-approval-older-voters-coronavirus.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/2...
Trump Faces Mounting Defections From a Once-Loyal Group: Older White Voters

No Democrat has won or broken even with voters over 65 in two decades. But seniors’ dismay about President Trump could change that.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/us/politics/trump-approval-older-voters-coronavirus.html
And finally, the latest news.

Exhibit 5: Trump promises seniors $200 prescription drug gift certificates, but questions abound https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/24/seniors-200-gift-certificates-prescription-drug/">https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/2...
Trump promises seniors $200 prescription drug gift certificates

Trump pledged to send $200 prescription drug coupons to 33 million Medicare beneficiaries “in the coming weeks,” a nakedly political ploy.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/09/24/seniors-200-gift-certificates-prescription-drug/
Plan would cost $6.6 billion.

"It was not clear where the money for the cards would come from or whether the White House could legally issue them." https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/us/politics/trump-health-care-plan.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/2...
Trump Promises Drug Discount Cards as an Expensive Pre-election Gift

The $200 cards for prescription drugs, intended for 33 million older Americans, are part of a $6.6 billion promise offered to a key constituency.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/us/politics/trump-health-care-plan.html
39 days till the election. No new healthcare plan. No pandemic plan ...
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