Social Security’s funds face an imminent deadline for paying benefits. Yet, experts say the debate on the issue has still fallen short on the campaign trail.
Former President Donald Trump won the Iowa caucus by a landslide, due in part to strong turnout by older voters.
“While the turnout overall was low, 70% of caucusgoers who turned out were over the age of 50, which is unprecedented,” said Brad Anderson, Iowa state director at the AARP.
Historically, the turnout at Iowa caucuses tends to hover around 60% and traditionally skews older, he said.
“Given the weather, I think people are genuinely surprised at how robust the older caucusgoer turnout was,” Anderson said.
To the candidates’ credit, they did not dodge the issue of Social Security when asked, Anderson said.
“They did talk about the issue, they did take it head on when asked in forums and they did agree to talk to us on the record on that issue,” Anderson said.
