IN BLANKSTARE NEWS: How old is too old?

62% are not comfortable with someone in their 80s performing surgery, 60% said they don't want an 80-year-old airline pilot, and 55% don't want a school bus driver in their 80s.

The presidential election has put so much emphasis on the age of the candidates, but according to a new poll, the majority of Americans (60%) say they actually have no problem with someone in their 80s serving as president. However, the same cannot be said for octogenarians in other professions. The USA Today poll found that 62% are not comfortable with someone in their 80s performing surgery, 60% said they don't want an 80-year-old airline pilot, and 55% don't want a school bus driver in their 80s.