Majority oppose impeachment

[struggle4progress]

By Alexa Lardieri, Staff Writer
Sept. 25, 2019, at 11:12 a.m.

... A new poll released Wednesday found that while more than half of voters do not approve of the job Trump is doing in the White House, only 37% say that he should be impeached and removed from office. Fifty-seven percent do not support impeachment ...

The poll was conducted from Sept. 19 to 23, amidst a controversy surrounding a phone call Trump had with the Ukranian president, but before the House announced an impeachment inquiry. A whistleblower within the White House filed a formal complaint about Trump's phone call with Ukrainan President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, alleging that Trump pressured Ukraine to dig up dirt on Democratic front-runner Joe Biden.

Despite recent controversies surrounding Trump, he remains popular among Republican voters, with about 80% stating they support the president. Additionally, about two-thirds of Republican voters say they would be very satisfied with Trump as the Republican nominee for the 2020 presidential election ...

https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-09-25/poll-majority-oppose-impeachment-for-president-donald-trump

We might have some work to do

[Kablooie]

1. It takes time for things to sink in.

Take the poll again in a couple of weeks and see where it lands you.

[struggle4progress]

2. +

[EarlG]

3. That poll was taken before the transcript came out, yes?

I think newer polling will show the numbers starting to move.

[Kablooie]

5. It finished on Monday, before any of this really came out.

[Flaleftist]

8. Correct. nt

[struggle4progress]

12. High hopes!

[Claritie Pixie]

4. I saw a poll yesterday that was 52% for. Can't remember source.

[DrToast]

11. 55% and it was a better poll because they ask about current situation

Here: https://www.newsweek.com/most-americans-support-impeachment-trump-ukraine-biden-controversy-1461283

[Claritie Pixie]

18. Thanks!

[empedocles]

6. Time, more revelations, and perhaps some more 'surprises'.

[marlakay]

7. I have read over and over again

Same was true for Nixon until the hearings and evidence came out.

[Stuart G]

17. I remember that was true. Later many turned around and came around.

Same will happen here. Especially with Mr. Trumps so called firing of Speaker of the House of Representatives. Yes, in a way his firing Pelosi, shows how unstable Trump is. Yes, it will take time, but a few Republican members of Congress will come around. It will be a "a few" perhaps more are on the way. His mouth today proved he has lost it.

[Takket]

9. that's going to change. Dems just need to keep druming the facts. drown out the bullshit

[Freethinker65]

10. Did they ask those same people if Trump should take no responsibility for his abuse of power?

Did they ask those same people if Trump should be allowed to continue to abuse his Presidential Powers?

Did they ask those same people if they would prefer Trump's resignation rather than having to go through an impeachment?

Did they ask those same people if they were perhaps just fearful of the process, but agreed Trump was currently unfit for the Presidential Office?

[Beartracks]

13. He's not being impeached cuz he sucks at his job. He's being impeached...

... cuz he's broken the law, ignored the Constitution, and endangered the country. Sure, that is all part of how he sucks at his job, but the point is that he's not being impeached just cuz people don't like him or don't like his politics.

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[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. Now ask those same people if they know what impeachment means. nt

[BigmanPigman]

15. Ignore all polls for the time being...it is too new to be digested yet.

[Greybnk48]

16. That was true with Nixon too, until the hearings started and we heard what he was up to.

The hearings turned the tide for tricky Dick Nixon.

[C_U_L8R]

19. The charges and evidence haven't been presented to the public yet

They need to be convinced. That's all our job... especially our Senators and Representatives in Congress

[struggle4progress]

20. Get up! Stand up!