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Age limits seem ridiculous in a democracy. If you think someone is too old, there is a great way to remove them. Don't vote for them. Anything less then that is not democratic.
Personally I think these polls are silly or inaccurate. If 75% of voters think there should be an age limit, then why are there so many old politicians?
What you're revealing here is that our system is not very democratic. If the pool of realistic choices is all 70+ then the result will be 70+ even if the majority of people don't like it.
If people are choosing them over younger candidates, how is that not democratic. The pool consists of close to 300 people.
What's not democratic, that's how important your personal wealth is for financing your election campaign in the US. And personal wealth tends to accumulate as a person ages. Other countries have laws in place to mitigate this problem and allow for an even democratic battleground for the non-rich.
There is wealth in many age groups mind you. Different issue. Not sure how to fix that but for the most part, that wealth is not directly used. Generally by the time they are entering politics, they have gained a great deal of influence. Their wealth certainly factors for that. But how do you create a system that puts everyone on an equal level? How do you for example ensure Trump's fame prior to entering politics does not give him an advantage? And in his case it did not have anything to do with wealth.