Opinion | Trump's age has reshaped his campaign -- and his staff is desperate to hide it

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : At this late stage, it's quite possible that Trump could emerge victorious in spite of himself.
45% : On Saturday, Harris' campaign released her medical records, "seeking to put the focus on Trump," according to NBC News.
43% : At 78, Trump would be the oldest person ever elected to the presidency, so it's understandable that the issue of his age has been lurking at the edges of his campaign since he announced his third run for the White House nearly two years ago.
42% : We don't need Trump or his doctors to tell us the truth about his cognitive abilities.
41% : But Trump has refused to do so, even when Fox News offered to host.
39% : As Puck reported shortly after the September debate, "within the campaign, there seems to be wide agreement that with the race this tight, Trump can't afford to lose another news cycle ... and therefore, they should prevent him from doing another debate.
38% : Though Trump told CBS in August he'd be happy to release his medical records, the only recent public information is a one-page letter that emerged after the assassination attempt in July.
35% : Not that anyone would blame his staff for trying to shelter Trump.
32% : But Trump -- who is on pace to hold fewer than a third of the rallies he held in 2016 -- is visiting states he has no chance of winning, such as Illinois and California.
32% : As chief executive, Trump worked less than any other president.
24% : But it's never been this central, even as Trump loses ground on voters' top issue, the economy.
18% : According to CNN, a source "close to Trump" said that "Trump has increasingly been fixated on this idea that his supporters in states not viewed as crucial to the 2024 election deserve to have an opportunity to see him."

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