There have been two serious efforts in the past half-century to impeach and remove a U.S. president from office. The first, which ended in 1974, led to the resignation of its target—President Richard Nixon. The second, which began in 1998 against President Bill Clinton, led to the resignation of the […] Read more »
An in-depth look at the just released NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll about the impeachment inquiry
In this week’s episode of Poll Hub, the fallout. In the aftermath of the announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that the House of Representatives would launch a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll has brand new numbers out. Do Americans approve of the inquiry? […] Read more »
Why I Was Wrong to Oppose Impeachment
Earlier this year on these pages I argued against moving forward with impeachment proceedings against President Trump. From my experience as press secretary to President Bill Clinton, I believed impeaching Mr. Trump could backfire politically for Democrats. More important, I believed impeachment proceedings at that time could have jeopardized a […] Read more »
The Last 48 Hours Of Impeachment News
Because two podcasts aren’t enough for a week like this one, the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast crew is back to discuss the latest developments in the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry against President Trump. They talk about what we learned from the summary of the call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky […] Read more »
Americans Split on House Impeachment Inquiry
Americans are split, 49%-46%, on whether they approve of Democrats’ impeachment inquiry into President Trump, and independents at this point are not on board, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll finds. But the pollsters warn that the new developments could change public opinion quickly, especially with 7 in 10 saying they […] Read more »
Public Support For Impeachment Grows After Nancy Pelosi Backs Inquiry
Support for impeaching President Trump, especially among Democrats, is up modestly in the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) announcement that she supports an “official impeachment inquiry,” a new HuffPost/YouGov poll finds. Trying to gauge public opinion about a poorly understood, fast-moving story rarely lends itself to easy takeaways. […] Read more »