Should any US citizen ever come to read this they would rightly ask the question ‘what the hell does a Brit know about US Politics?’ And they would be right – up to a point. That point I suspect is that I know about as much as an average Joe might know about American federal politics. With this disclaimer in mind let me set out what I believe the single biggest problem facing Donald Trump – the Age question. This was all he campaigned on, with good reason, against ‘Sleepy Joe’ and it was working. To help matters Joe Biden had his car crash of a debate with Trump and suddenly Trump was romping home.

Pressure grew on ‘Sleepy Joe’ and he (VERY RELUCTANTLY) withdrew and suddenly Donald Trump was having to answer the age question and to date he hasn’t been able to. Does this mean he won’t find an answer to the age question? No of course it doesn’t but as I write this he doesn’t seem anywhere near close to finding an answer and with everyday that passes the question becomes a bigger and bigger drag on his candidacy.

Of course elections should be about policy I hear you shout. Yes it should but it rarely is and it certainly isn’t with Donald Trump. Instead he campaigns around great nicknames – ‘Sleepy Joe’ or ‘Crooked Hillary’ which work because they resonate with the electorate. Joe Biden is too old to be reelected and Hillary Clinton – well there are certain questions she has not properly answered – let’s leave it at that. But now he has to campaign against the ‘none of the above’ proportion of the electorate. This was the majority in poll after poll who said they didn’t want Donald Trump or Joe Biden as their only choice. Now they have a new choice.

Things will change and possibly very quickly. Harris has momentum and age on her side. Trump has what? A lot of catching up to do but he can still do it. But what do I know?

The rest of the world is watching.