Paul Miller, 84, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has said what many people in this country are saying about Democratic President Joe Biden and former Republican President Donald Trump.

Miller said Biden “doesn’t seem to have the mental whatever to be president.” He added that Trump is “too old, too, and half crazy.”

The retiree told The Associated Press he voted for Trump in 2020 but he wouldn’t do so again.

“I don’t think I’m going to vote for either one of them,” he said. “I hope somebody else is available.”

Miller was quoted in a news report on a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll found that a significant share of U.S. adults doubt the mental capabilities of 81-year-old Biden and 77-year-old Trump.

In Biden’s case, more than 6 in 10 (63%) say they’re not very or not at all confident in the president’s mental capability to serve effectively as president. The AP report said Biden’s State of the Union address at 8 p.m. Thursday is turning into something of a real-time audition for a second term.

A similar but slightly smaller share of adults (57%) say that Trump lacks the memory and acuity (sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing) for the job.

The AP said the poll’s findings point to a tough presidential election in which issues such as age and mental competence could be more prevalent than in any other political contest in modern times.

We all know what Trump’s devoted followers will say about the poll and that comment — “it’s fake news.”

Those U.S. adults who feel extremely or very confident in Biden number only 20%. Only 17% are somewhat confident. Biden’s numbers with Democrats aren’t all that great. Forty percent of them are extremely or very confident in Biden, while 27% are somewhat confident, and 32% not very or not at all confident in Biden.

Trump does a little better than Biden when it comes to U.S. adults. Those who feel extremely or very confident in Trump number 28% but only 15% are somewhat confident. For Republicans, 59% of them are extremely or very confident in Trump, 20% are somewhat confident, and 20% are not very or not at all confident in Trump.

When it comes to independents, the Biden camp has to be concerned. Only 6% of them are extremely or very confident in the president. Those who are somewhat confident number 13% and 80% are not very or not at all confident in Biden.

Trump is in better shape with independents. Twenty percent are extremely or very confident in the former president, 22% are somewhat confident, and 56% are not very or not at all confident.

When asked about Trump, 7% of Democrats were somewhat confident and 89% were not very or not at all confident in Trump. When asked about Biden, the Republican numbers were similar. Only 7% were somewhat confident about Biden and 91% were not very or not at all confident.

Greg Olivo, 62, a machinist from Valley City, Ohio, is doing what many others are doing. He’s keeping an eye on Vice President Kamala Harris and whomever Trump picks as a running mate.

“Keep a close eye on the vice president,” Olivo said. “Because that person will probably be the president in four years, one way or the other.”

We will know more about the presidential race after the results of Super Tuesday when voters in 16 states and one territory cast their ballots. The results were too late to make this column.

Super Tuesday was a big day for Biden in 2020 whom The AP said was basically counted out of the race after dismal showings in early primaries. He’s done better in those early primaries so far this year and after winning in South Carolina in 2020, he won 10 of the 14 states on super Tuesday.

It’s perhaps not a big deal, but Republican Nikki Haley won the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, her first victory of the 2024 campaign. She remains the one last hope for the nearly two-thirds of the adults in this country who don’t have much confidence in Biden or Trump.