Republican Heavy CBS Poll Shows 78% Think Trump Should Be Impeached

[Joe Capitalist]

Voters are now emphatically for Congress beginning impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, a marked increase in support for impeachment, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.

The poll, which began after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her support for impeachment proceedings on Tuesday, shows 83 percent of voters think Congress should begin the process of impeachment, while an equal number of poll respondents say Congress shouldn’t begin impeachment proceedings. Another 13 percent of voters are undecided.

Online interviews for the latest POLITICO/Morning Consult poll began Tuesday night, after Pelosi’s announcement, and ran through early Thursday, with nearly all interviews conducted prior to the public release of a complaint from a whistleblower concerned about Trump’s conduct in dealing with Ukraine.

Support for impeachment is up 27 points from the previous poll, which was conducted last Friday through Sunday. In that survey, only 56 percent of voters supported starting impeachment proceedings, while 19 percent opposed them.

Among Democratic voters, support for impeachment proceedings has increased 13 points, from 76 percent in the previous poll, to 89 percent now.

But, according to Morning Consult vice president Tyler Sinclair, support has also ticked up among other voters.

“As more information has emerged about whistleblower allegations against President Trump, support for impeachment proceedings has grown to its highest point since the beginning of the summer,” Sinclair said. “This week’s news cycle had a significant impact on Republicans and independents, giving credibility to Democrats' impeachment inquiry. Up from 25 percent last week, 63 percent of Republicans now support beginning impeachment proceedings, while support among independents has reached 76 percent.”

[Joe Capitalist]