Impeachment and public opinion: Three key indicators to watch

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 »

Public opinion could shift slowly on impeachment, but it will move

… Previous impeachment efforts show that public opinion, however entrenched it may seem, does move as Americans tune into the debate in Washington. When Republicans impeached President Clinton, public opinion started out divided. But by the time the House voted to impeach, in December 1998, Americans had reached a verdict: […] Read more »