NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Republican pollster Whit Ayres about public opinion on impeachment proceedings. Experts warn that public opinion is likely to keep changing as this story develops. Morning Edition, NPR News Read more »
It’s Early, but Polls Show Shift on Impeachment
A majority of Americans have opposed impeaching President Trump for the last two years or so, but four new surveys suggest public opinion might be starting to shift. The surveys, conducted partly or entirely since Nancy Pelosi’s announcement on Tuesday, all show an increase in support for impeachment. They even […] Read more »
Impeachment Is Important — But Don’t Expect It to Matter Much in 2020
… Congressional elections expert Gary Jacobson of UC San Diego concluded at the time that “the results of the 1998 elections are in no way extraordinary. . . . [they] are about what we would expect if no one had ever heard of Monica Lewinsky.” If Clinton’s impeachment didn’t really […] Read more »
‘Everything You’re Seeing Is Deception’: How Right-Wing Media Talks About Impeachment
… With the president facing an impeachment inquiry, and a whistle-blower report made public Thursday that raised new questions about whether he tried to cover up his efforts to enlist Ukraine’s help in discrediting a political rival, allies of the White House in the pro-Trump media wasted no time constructing […] Read more »
Will Impeachment Reshape the 2020 Race?
… We are too early into the impeachment process to have any real idea of where it’s landing with voters. I wouldn’t put a lot of faith in any polling on impeachment that comes out this week. I understand the appetite to have data to prove/disprove one’s theory that this […] 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 »