Majority of Americans say Biden not fit to serve out rest of term: JL Partners/Daily Mail poll

A new poll has revealed that nearly six in 10 likely voters think President Joe Biden should step down from the White House as he is unfit for the position. This comes after Biden exited the presidential race in July and Vice President Kamala Harris has become the Democratic nominee.

The poll, from JL Partners/Daily Mail, found that 57 percent of likely voters think Biden should step down, while 29 percent said that he should not step down. An additional 14 percent were unsure.



Notably, 52 percent of independent voters say that Biden should drop out, as well as 46 percent of Democrats, while 74 percent of Republicans said he should leave the Oval Office. Of those who say they’d vote for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 68 percent said that Biden should drop out. 43 percent of Kamala Harris voters and 73 percent of Donald Trump voters said the same.

James Johnson, co-founder of JL Partners, said, "It seems his announcement that he is leaving the race has confirmed to the public at large that he is not fit for office, as well as running again. This puts us in totally unprecedented territory—the president, who relies on the popular authority of the office, has a majority of voters and a chunky share of his own supporters saying he should leave."

"That is going to be cause for concern in the White House with months to go — and potential crises ahead. One thing is for sure: there will be little room to carve any final legacies with a public that has stopped listening to Joe Biden." Calls for Biden to resign from the White House grew in the days after he stepped out of the presidential race.

"Everyone calling on Joe Biden to *stop running* without also calling on him to resign the presidency is engaged in an absurd level of cynicism. If you can't run, you can't serve. He should resign now," Senator JD Vance (R-OH) said after Biden exited the 2024 race.

"Then RESIGN your office," said Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) in response to Biden's withdrawal. "If you can’t run a mere political campaign, you can’t be President."

"If Joe Biden can’t run for re-election, he is unable and unfit to serve as President of the United States. He must immediately resign," said GOP Chairwoman Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY).

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre pushed back on these calls shortly after Biden dropped out, telling reporters, "And he wants to finish the job that he started and delivering more historic results for the American people."