Poll: Most Americans think McConnell’s health, age “severely” limit job abilities

By the numbers: The share of U.S. adults who think McConnell's age and health severely limit his ability to do his job rose 31 percentage points over the last three months, with 59% in September compared to 28% in June, per the survey results.

• The concern was bipartisan, with 61% of Republicans and 58% of Democrats saying McConnell's age and health impact his ability to do his job.
• About one in five respondents said McConnell's age and health have either "little effect" or "no effect at all" on his ability to do his job.

Of note: About 60% of respondents said they "strongly disapprove" or "somewhat disapprove" of how McConnell is handling his job, including 52% of Republicans.

Zoom out: McConnell's freeze-ups have reignited discussion on age limits and mental competency tests for politicians.

• Of those surveyed, 76% either "strongly support" or "somewhat support" mandatory mental competency tests for politicians over 75.
• Meanwhile, 13% of respondents either "somewhat oppose" or "strongly oppose" such a test.

Methodology: The poll surveyed 1,500 adults between Sept. 2-5 and had a margin of error of approximately 3%.