Firehouse Partner Alex Conant Pens Op-Ed in Politico
February 22, 2024![](https://firehousestrategies.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-02-22-at-2.04.02-PM.png)
Alex Conant, Partner, Firehouse Strategies
Many Republicans seem to think zeroing in on President Joe Biden’s age is the easy path to victory in November. House GOP lawmakers quickly announced a hearing with Special Counsel Robert Hur, where they are sure to highlight his report characterizing the president as an “elderly man with a poor memory.” But Republicans are making a big mistake if they think voters will not reelect a geriatric politician.
As a Republican strategist who has bluntly tried to make the case for generational change against an opposing presidential candidate, I can tell you it doesn’t really work.