Public support for impeaching President Trump — and also for removing him from office — surged after Nancy Pelosi announced the House impeachment inquiry more than two weeks ago.
For now, that support hasn’t reached the point where one might expect Republican members of Congress to feel substantial political pressure to turn on the president. And while Democrats hope support for impeachment has room for growth, there is not yet conclusive evidence that it’s still increasing.
But the change in public opinion is more than enough for Democrats to avoid the most negative political consequences that they’ve long feared from pursuing impeachment. CONT.
Nate Cohn, New York Times
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