One of the complicating factors in trying to determine how the latest scandal involving President Trump will unfold is that we’re in unusually uncharted territory. Sure, there have been impeachment efforts before, but only two in the era of modern polling. Each involved a president in his second term, not […] Read more »
Impeachment Is Becoming More Popular
It’s now been almost a week since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an official impeachment inquiry of President Trump. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew takes stock of how much public opinion has changed since Pelosi spoke and what polls tell us about the road ahead. […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Support for impeaching Trump rises among independents and Republicans
Americans are about evenly split over impeaching President Donald Trump and removing him from office, as support for that move has risen among independents and Republicans, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after the announcement of a formal impeachment inquiry by House Democrats last week. About half, […] Read more »
Only 17% of Americans surprised by Trump’s actions tied to Ukraine
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe President Donald Trump’s encouragement of a foreign leader to investigate Trump’s political rival and his family is a serious problem, but only 17% said they were surprised by the president’s actions, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. CONT. Kendall Karson, ABC News Read more »
CBS News poll: Majority of Americans and Democrats approve of Trump impeachment inquiry
More than half of Americans — and an overwhelming number of Democrats — say they approve of the fact that Congress has opened an impeachment inquiry into President Trump. But as the inquiry begins, there is no national consensus on how to assess the president’s actions. Partisans have immediately and […] Read more »
Staring down impeachment, Trump sees himself as a victim of historic proportions
… In the five days since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) opened an impeachment inquiry following revelations about Trump’s conduct with his Ukrainian counterpart, Trump has been determined to cast himself as a singular victim in a warped reality — a portrayal that seems part political survival strategy, part virtual […] Read more »