Most (56%) Americans Think Trump Committed An Impeachable Offense

[Dennis Donovan]

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/most-americans-think-trump-committed-an-impeachable-offense/

NOV. 19, 2019, AT 3:40 PM

By Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux and Laura Bronner

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Despite majority support, party splits persist
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. (We didn’t ask whether respondents believe he should be impeached or removed from office as a result.)

Few Republicans see an impeachable offense
Share of respondents in an Ipsos/FiveThirtyEight poll who said they think Trump has committed an impeachable offense, by party

All - 56.2%
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Democrats - 88.7
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Republicans - 18.8
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From a poll with 2,088 respondents, conducted from Nov. 13 to Nov. 18

Unsurprisingly, though, there’s an enormous gulf between Republicans and Democrats. Democrats are nearly unanimous in their belief that Trump has committed an impeachable offense, whereas 4 out of 5 Republicans believe that he hasn’t.1
That doesn’t mean, though, that there isn’t room for public opinion to shift as the hearings move forward. The survey also indicated, crucially, that a significant chunk of Americans are still persuadable when it comes to impeachment. While 42 percent of respondents say they are absolutely certain about their position on impeachment, about a quarter still say they’re either “somewhat” or “not at all certain” about whether Trump committed an impeachable offense.

Within this narrower universe of people who haven’t fully made up their mind, respondents who said they currently don’t believe Trump’s behavior is impeachable were especially likely to say they’re not at all certain about their position. It’s important not to read too much into this, since we’re talking about a relatively small slice of the public2 but it suggests that there’s still room for movement among at least some people who aren’t yet on Democrats’ side.

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Good news!

[uponit7771]

1. Nixon was around 58% and Clinton was around 35% Republicans are really stupid people

[ritapria]

2. Very Good News

Bolton , Do your Duty ...Thanks for Posting

[Skittles]

3. really should say most Americans are AWARE that Trump committed an impeachable offense

there's no question that he DID