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More Americans who voted for Joe Biden in 2020 said they would support using the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office than are against it, according to a poll.
A Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey of 1,500 eligible voters, conducted exclusively for Newsweek, found that a majority (51 percent) said they either support or "strongly" support using the 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office over concerns about ability to carry out his duties.
When broken down further, the poll shows that 41 percent of Biden voters at the last election would support using the amendment to force Biden out of the White House, compared to 34 percent who would oppose such a move.
Under the 25th Amendment, a sitting president can be removed from office if the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet notify Congress that they believe the president is "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." If such a removal attempt is successfully made, Kamala Harris would then serve as acting president.
A number of Republicans have discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment amid concerns about Biden's cognitive fitness in the wake of his worrying June 27 presidential debate performance against Donald Trump.
The Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll found 60 percent of Americans are now more concerned about Biden's fitness for office than they were before the debate.
More than half (56 percent) agreed with the sentiment that Biden is currently not mentally or physically capable of carrying out his duties as president.
A majority of 2020 Biden voters (56 percent) said they support the president ending his 2024 campaign, compared to 20 percent of Biden voters who oppose it.
The Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey of 1,500 eligible voters was conducted on July 8. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2.53 percentage points.
The White House has been contacted for comment via email.
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A Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey of 1,500 eligible voters, conducted exclusively for Newsweek, found that a majority (51 percent) said they either support or "strongly" support using the 25th Amendment to remove Biden from office over concerns about ability to carry out his duties.
When broken down further, the poll shows that 41 percent of Biden voters at the last election would support using the amendment to force Biden out of the White House, compared to 34 percent who would oppose such a move.
Under the 25th Amendment, a sitting president can be removed from office if the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet notify Congress that they believe the president is "unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office." If such a removal attempt is successfully made, Kamala Harris would then serve as acting president.
A number of Republicans have discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment amid concerns about Biden's cognitive fitness in the wake of his worrying June 27 presidential debate performance against Donald Trump.
The Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll found 60 percent of Americans are now more concerned about Biden's fitness for office than they were before the debate.
More than half (56 percent) agreed with the sentiment that Biden is currently not mentally or physically capable of carrying out his duties as president.
A majority of 2020 Biden voters (56 percent) said they support the president ending his 2024 campaign, compared to 20 percent of Biden voters who oppose it.
The Redfield & Wilton Strategies survey of 1,500 eligible voters was conducted on July 8. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2.53 percentage points.
The White House has been contacted for comment via email.
Joe Biden voters are leaning toward 25th Amendment
A poll finds 41 percent of 2020 Biden voters would support using the amendment to force the president out of office.
www.newsweek.com