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DonViejo

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Thu Apr 19, 2018, 03:04 PM Apr 2018

Democrats Back 'Impeach Trump' Candidates, Poll Shows

BY JESSICA KWONG ON 4/19/18 AT 2:06 PM

A push to impeach President Donald Trump has gained little support, even among Democrats, and the party’s own leaders have discouraged such efforts. But a new poll suggests liberal voters may feel differently.

Asked if they would definitely vote for or against a 2018 midterm elections congressional candidate who wants to move to impeach Trump, a whopping 70 percent of Democratic registered voters in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Wednesday said they definitely would vote for the candidate. Only 18 percent of Democratic voters said they would definitely vote against the candidate.

By comparison, 10 percent of Republican voters would definitely support a candidate seeking to impeach Trump, and 84 percent would definitely not. The opposing results among liberal and conservative voters balanced out the overall breakdown in the poll conducted from April 10 to 13. While 47 percent of all voters said they would definitely vote for such a candidate, a close 42 percent indicated they would definitely vote against, and the poll had a margin of error of 3.9 percentage points.

The overwhelming percentage of liberal voters who would definitely vote for a candidate interested in impeaching Trump runs counter to the stance that the vast majority of elected Democrats have taken.

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http://www.newsweek.com/candidates-impeaching-trump-would-get-many-democrats-votes-poll-shows-893459

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Democrats Back 'Impeach Trump' Candidates, Poll Shows (Original Post) DonViejo Apr 2018 OP
I haven't heard many Dems say they don't want to Impeach Trump. Wwcd Apr 2018 #1
 

Wwcd

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1. I haven't heard many Dems say they don't want to Impeach Trump.
Thu Apr 19, 2018, 03:09 PM
Apr 2018

In fact its been introduced several times & its seems a matter of not being allowed to impeach rather than a lack of desire to.

Flawed message against Dems. Once again.

Its not the Dems fault Trump is still in office.
Its not for lack of desire, attempt nor messaging.

Thanks Newsweek!!

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