What Polling Can Tell Us About Impeachment (and What It Can’t)

A majority of Americans have long opposed impeaching President Trump. Whether that will change, and what happens if it doesn’t, are some of many factors that will shape the political consequences for both parties.

The risk to Democrats had been straightforward: With impeachment so unpopular, pursuing it would turn the nation’s attention to a rare issue in which they would be taking a position even less popular than the president himself. It might polarize the electorate’s views of Congress along the same lines, endangering the many Democrats who represent districts carried by Mr. Trump.

But with Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision on Tuesday to seek impeachment, there is at least potential for public opinion to start to shift. CONT.

Nate Cohn, New York Times

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