Would Republicans pay a price if they vote to impeach the president? Here’s what we know from 1974.

With the House likely to vote to impeach President Trump, what electoral repercussions (if any) would House or Senate Republicans face from their votes on whether to impeach the president or remove him from office? If some members of the GOP break ranks, would their constituents reward or punish them at the polls? History offers a lesson. CONT.

Robert S. Erikson (Columbia) & Gerald Wright (Indiana), Monkey Cage