Most People wouldn't need to function president for even a single day, in accordance with a ballot launched one week earlier than President Joe Biden found that the daughter of his Supreme Courtroom decide has no want to observe in his footsteps.

A YouGov ballot launched on February 18 discovered that 55 p.c of U.S. adults weren't within the gig when requested about "being President of the US for a day," whereas 39 p.c mentioned that they might be keen on a single-day presidency. Practically half of all males, 47 p.c, mentioned they had been keen on taking over the presidency. Solely 31 p.c of girls expressed curiosity.

Biden hinted at his job not being precisely in demand throughout a press convention saying D.C. Circuit Courtroom of Appeals Decide Ketanji Brown Jackson as his U.S. Supreme Courtroom decide on Friday. The president famous that, whereas displaying Jackson's daughter Leila across the White Home, he had requested whether or not she wish to be president someday.

"I requested Leila, after I confirmed her by the workplace, whether or not she'd wish to be president," Biden mentioned. "She appeared [at me and said] 'no, I do not learn about that, there's different issues.' Anyway Leila, you are welcome to be right here, thanks a lot."

Final week's ballot additionally requested respondents if they might "quite have the job of President of the US, Chief Justice of the Supreme Courtroom, or the Speaker of the Home of Representatives."

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President Joe Biden mentioned Friday that the daughter of his Supreme Courtroom nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has no real interest in his job—a stance that a current ballot suggests is in keeping with nearly all of People. Biden is pictured above talking on the White Home in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 2022. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty

Respondents had been cut up between the roles of president and chief justice, with president holding a 27 to 26 p.c edge. Speaker of the Home was the least fashionable alternative at 9 p.c, whereas a 31 p.c plurality answered that they had been keen on "none" of the roles.

People who had been keen on being president for a day had been way more assured that their job efficiency can be superior to "that of the typical U.S. president in historical past" than those that didn't need to sit within the Oval Workplace.

A 63 p.c majority of these with presidential ambitions mentioned they might be "a lot" or "a bit of" higher than common, whereas 43 p.c of these not within the job had the identical opinion.

Republicans who had been within the job had been the surest of their talents—69 p.c mentioned that their job efficiency can be higher than most. Democrats had been rather less assured, though a 59 p.c majority agreed.

Solely 14 p.c of all People mentioned that their job efficiency can be worse than common in the event that they had been to turn into president. Males who needed the job had been the least prone to agree, with solely 6 p.c saying they might carry out poorly.

The ballot was performed amongst 4,257 U.S. adults who had been interviewed on-line between February 15 and February 16. No margin of error was listed.

Newsweek reached out to the White Home for remark.