Support for Trump impeachment rises as 59% say he pursued personal interests in Ukraine, poll finds

[UpInArms]

Source: USA Today

WASHINGTON – Support for the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's dealings in Ukraine continue to grow, as does support for his removal from office, a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday found.

A 55% majority of registered voters said they approved of the inquiry, while 43% said they disapproved. A week ago, 51% of voters said they approved and 45% disapproved. Quinnipiac has found support for the inquiry to be in the low-50% range since it was announced at the end of September

The poll found that slightly less than half of Americans support impeaching Trump and removing him from office, though support for such a move has been rising since the inquiry began.

Currently, 48% support Trump's removal. That is two percentage points higher than last week and 11 points higher than on Sept. 25.

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Among independents polled, 58% support the inquiry and 37% oppose it. And 49% of independents favor removing Trump from office, while 41% oppose it.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/10/23/impeachment-inquiry-support-grows/4069304002/

[B Stieg]

1. Americans will always do the right thing...

once all other possibilities have been exhausted!

[dchill]

2. In other words, 41% have problems with cognition.

[flibbitygiblets]

9. Oh they understand. They just think laws are for people they don't like.

You know, people with skin darker than oatmeal, and those who support them.

[bdamomma]

3. it needs to increase

a lot.

[Qutzupalotl]

4. Can't wait for public hearings to start!

[pandr32]

5. Growing support for impeachment is heartening

The only headwinds we are facing are from Trump, his administration, and Republicans from Congress. This front will weaken as public support grows.

[Brainfodder]

6. At least it's moving IN the correct direction.

Meanwhile, Republicans in congress have finally lost ANY semblance of decorum?

[mwooldri]

7. What's up with the white men?

The link to the poll was posted elsewhere, and it indicated that Republicans of course did not favour impeachment and removal at all. However when it came to white men.... Also very much not in favour.

How can we encourage white men to support impeaching and removing Donald Trump?

[UpInArms]

8. maybe their white masculinity is tied to the swamp thing?

smh

[mwooldri]

10. I thought Stormy Daniel's revelations would have been sufficient....

... if it is down to that ... ehehehe

[ffr]

11. Drip. Drip. Drip. --- Extortion

I wonder what Mike Pence's numbers look like after Bill Taylor's testimony yesterday that stated (NYT):

Mr. Zelensky has said he knew about the hold up of the military aid before his meeting in Poland on Sept. 1 with Mr. Pence, but has been vague about exactly when he learned about it. “When I did find out, I raised it with Pence at a meeting in Warsaw,” he said this month.

After being informed on Sept. 1 in Warsaw that the aid would be released only if Mr. Zelensky agreed to the investigations, Ukrainian officials, including their national security adviser and defense minister, were troubled by their inability to get answers to questions about the freeze from United States officials, Mr. Taylor testified.

"After being informed on Sept. 1 in Warsaw that the aid would be released only if Mr. Zelensky agreed to the investigations?"

Who informed Zelensky on Sept 1 in Warsaw????????

[BigmanPigman]

12. Isn't this about the same number that wanted Nixon out?

[riversedge]

13. slowly slowly. OK but I sure am impatient to get this show on the road