Support for impeachment surges amid Trump-Ukraine scandal
Public support for impeaching Donald Trump and removing him from office has climbed significantly in the week since news first emerged that Trump sought foreign help for his 2020 re-election campaign, according to two polls released Monday.
One poll, conducted by Quinnipiac University over the weekend, found a 20-point swing in the last five days in support for Trumps impeachment. Americans are now split 47-47 on the question of impeachment, the poll found, compared with 37% for impeachment and 57% opposition measured by the poll on 25 September.
A second poll, conducted by CNN/SSRS, also found that 47% of Americans support impeaching Trump, up 6 points from when the question was asked in May.
The odds of Trumps impeachment hit a new high of 71% in online betting markets, meanwhile.
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The polls did register some
wariness of Trump among Republicans.
In the CNN poll, support among Republicans for Trumps impeachment was measured as more than doubling since May.-
The Guardian