Carts line up before a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office drop off their ballots Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Bryan Betzer, front left, a deputy clerk at the Sumter County Elections office, double checks ballots have been signed and dated before going in a ballot box as voters in a caravan of over 300 golf carts file through the parking lot Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Elections employee Melissa Steele-Matovu, right, checks ballots from a voter before dropping them in a collection box at the Sumter County Elections as a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden caravanned Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)A supporter wearing a "Bye Don" T-shirt waves a U.S. flag to support voters as they arrive at the Sumter County Elections office to drop their ballots off after taking part in a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)A parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office to drop off their ballots Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)A cart takes part in parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden that caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office to drop their ballots off Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Supporters cheer and wave signs as voters arrive at the Sumter County Elections office drop off their ballots after taking part in a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Marty Guilliouma walks through the parking lot before the start of a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office to drop off their ballots Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)A woman arrives at the elections office to cast a ballot as a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office drop their ballots off Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Participants assemble before a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office to drop off their ballots Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Robin Viger waves to participants in parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden as they arrive at the Sumter County Elections office to drop their ballots off Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019 file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump hold a flag before he arrives to deliver remarks on Medicare at the Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Carts take part in parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden that caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office to drop their ballots off Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Carts line up before a parade of over 300 golf carts supporting Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden caravanned to the Sumter County Elections office drop off their ballots Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in The Villages, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
THE VILLAGES, Fla. – Aides say President Donald Trump’s campaign has seen an alarming drop in support among older adults in its internal research.
The campaign’s worries are supported by some public polls suggesting that Joe Biden could perform better among older people than Hillary Clinton did four years ago.
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The shift appears to be driven largely by Trump’s handling of the coronavirus, which affects these voters more acutely than others.
Nowhere is the battle for the 2020 election more evident than in The Villages, the nation’s largest retirement community, located in the all-important swing state of Florida.
