The U.S. Senate is now in the middle of the third impeachment trial in American history — an excellent time to review what we know about public opinion on these historic proceedings. We didn’t have public opinion polling as we now know it in 1868 when Andrew Johnson was in […] Read more »
When it comes to Trump’s future, ‘the people’ would rather decide it themselves
… Impeachment, as the framers saw it, was a constitutional necessity to protect the country from presidential corruption, but it was also meant to be a rare avenue for Congress to embark on and in only the most dire of circumstances because impeachment is, de facto, the overturning of a […] Read more »
Trump Not Immune to the Usual Down-Ballot Presidential Penalty
On Monday, President Donald Trump began his fourth year in office. His presidency has been unique in many ways, but he’s been like other presidents in at least one respect: His party has generally lost ground down the ballot since he took office. In recent decades, presidents have typically seen […] Read more »
By a Narrow Margin, Americans Say Senate Trial Should Result in Trump’s Removal
As the Senate impeachment trial gets underway, slightly more Americans say that Donald Trump should be removed from office than say he should stay in office, with these views starkly divided along partisan lines. Roughly half of U.S. adults (51%) say the outcome of the Senate trial should be Trump’s […] Read more »
The Trump Impeachment Trial
In this January 2020 AP-NORC national survey, 45% of Americans say the Senate should vote to convict Donald Trump, removing him from office, while 40% do not think the president should be convicted. The public has little confidence in the objectivity of the Senate when it comes to the impeachment […] Read more »
A failure of GOP leadership
Two primary motivations typically drive legislative leaders: doing right by the country and providing political protection to their caucuses. “Moscow Mitch” McConnell (R-Ky.), the Senate majority leader, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) are sacrificing both on the altar of protecting Donald Trump. Their actions will likely exact a […] Read more »