… The initial wave of our survey found that even before articles of impeachment against Trump have been drafted, 56 percent of Americans agree that he has committed an impeachable offense. … The survey also indicated, crucially, that a significant chunk of Americans are still persuadable when it comes to […] Read more »
Americans remain split on impeachment after public hearings begin
Days into public impeachment hearings, nearly half of Americans want Congress to impeach President Donald Trump and remove him from office, according to a new poll from the PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist. The latest data does not show a significant change in public attitudes since the hearings began last […] Read more »
Partisans seem unlikely to change their minds on impeachment. Independents might.
… Are the open hearings being held by the House changing perceptions of impeachment? Is support for removing Trump from office growing? New polling suggests that the shifts so far have been modest. Importantly, it also suggests that most Americans are intractable on the subject and that the group most […] Read more »
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 […] Read more »
Americans Overwhelmingly Say Impeachment Hearings Won’t Change Their Minds
The country is witnessing one of only a handful of times in its history that Congress has gone through with public hearings on whether to impeach a president. And yet, the overwhelming majority of Americans across parties say nothing they hear in the inquiry will change their minds on impeachment, […] Read more »
Trump’s options for winning a second term are narrowing
The tumultuous impeachment hearings and the string of GOP election losses this fall underline the electoral risks Republicans are courting as they allow President Donald Trump to refashion the party in his combative image. In overlapping ways, the election results and the hearings — in particular Trump’s characteristically belligerent response […] Read more »