This year, the presidential election is strongly predicted to be a rematch between incumbent Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump. Trump is 77; Biden is 81. Neither is a good younger choice. With both of the candidates having held the record of oldest president now facing off in a rematch, age increasingly becomes a factor in the election.

“This year, there’s been an exceptional focus on the age of the candidates, particularly the age of President Biden,” University of Alabama professor Steven Austad said.

These fears aren’t unfounded. Search up a compilation of “Biden Fails” and you will be greeted with a slew of presidential gaffes.

Already, people have seemed to see a problem with elderly leaders and are taking the proposed course of action. North Dakota is seeking to ban people from over 80 becoming congressional candidates.

Even supporters of Biden are becoming worried about the president’s ability to lead the country effectively.

Therefore, most Americans agree that younger presidential candidates are necessary to ensure the best path for their country. With our primary candidates being elderly, an age cap is required to keep the system going.

Before addressing the issue at hand, we need to realize that it isn’t something to recently come up. The median age of the Senate and Congress have been ticking up at 59 and 65, respectively, and the median age of America is also going up as well.

Nothing, however, has gone up in age as much as our presidents. America has elected record-breaking oldest presidents back to back, flooding open a gate of problems.

So what are the problems and consequences of electing seniors to the Oval Office?

One of the primary concerns about electing an elderly president is the consideration of their health. Current President Joe Biden has come under scrutiny for his state of health and well-being, and the effects of his leadership.

More important to be considered is their mental health, rather than physical. The ability for a president to make strong decisions is the most important trait of the job. Should their decision-making abilities be impaired, America could be thrown into jeopardy.

Many studies have backed this idea. According to the National Institute of Health, brain volume diminishes with age, particularly in the frontal cortex, the part associated with memory and memory tasks. The ability to lead slowly breaks down in a person’s thirties and speeds up at seventy, a point both presidents have passed.

Age aside, the public perception of the president is also incredibly important. People rally around leaders that are seen as strong, and, in the past, leaders perceived as weak have been given the ax.

Polls have shown age is directly correlated to their public confidence in their president. A poll conducted by Quinnipiac University showed that 67% of people think Biden is too old to serve another term, with 43% thinking the same as Trump.

These numbers are concerning. Has America has lost faith in its leaders? These numbers show that America generally has.

If the proposed age cap is put in place, a huge benefit would be the limit bringing fresh blood into places like Congress, where some of the members have been holding their seats for decades.

Finishing off this argument, as a final piece to show what America thinks, in a poll conducted by YouGov.com, 58% of Americans think that there should be a maximum age limit, and 39% think that the age should be 70.

While doubters and naysayers would believe this to be a violation of rights and ageism, you need to remember that we already have a minimum age limit. You can’t be a president under the age of 35, among other restrictions.

In the end, we see that not only would an age cap be beneficial to presidential candidates, for the country. Polls have conclusively shown that America agrees with this course of action.

If we help make the change, more elected officials will be pressured into making these changes. After all, we’re the people they should be serving. As society changes, so should our leaders — and at some point, old becomes too old.