October 21, 2006 Newsweek Poll (
http://january6th.org/oct2006-newsweek-poll-impeach.html">link}
As I read you some things the Democrats might do over the next two years if they take control of Congress, please tell me if you think each should be one of their TOP priorities, a lower priority, or should not be done at all. . .
Impeaching George W. Bush
51% "a priority (top+lower**)
44% "should not be done"
5% "Don't know"
** When impeachment becomes a reality, the distinction between top and low becomes meaningless. They are all people who support impeachment.
January 27, 2007 Newsweek Poll (
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-27-2007/0004514285&EDATE=">link)
"At this point in time, do you personally wish that George W. Bush's presidency was over, or don't you feel this way?
58% Yes, wish it was over
37% No, do not
5% Don't know/refused
Note: The question, "do you personally want it over" strips out all the impeachophobic rationalizations, and thus captures the actual level of support for impeachment.
The breakdown by Party found that 21% of Republicans, which constitutes 7% of all Americans "wish it was over"
Tragically, 12% of Democrats, which constitutes 4% of all Americans (see chart below) "do not" want it over. I suspect that these are people who would jump on the impeachment bus if the Dems get serious about it. While they would like to see Bush impeached, they buy the mistaken belief that leaving Bush in the WH improves chances of Democratic victory in '08.
In addition to the above, polling contradicts two key excuses for refusing to impeach. Their claims that they were elected "on the issues" and to "get things done" and their claims that the public wants them to engage the corrupt and rejected Republicans in "bipartisan" efforts.
It was disapproval of Bush and the Republicans that drove Democrats to victory. In other
words, they were elected to oppose Bush.
The election was not "all about doing something about Iraq" as the establishment is constantly telling us.
People are angry at Bush about the War -- disapproval of his handling of it was cited as a
major reason for Democratic success by 85%. Far fewer ranked Democratic ideas on Iraq
as a major reason (only 61%). In fact, dissatisfaction Bush (71%), dissatisfaction with
Republican spending (67%), and overall dissatisfaction with the Republican Congress
(63%) ranked higher as major reasons than Democratic ideas on Iraq. (Since there is no
good way out of a quagmire, one would expect many who are angry at Bush's War to be a
somewhat ambivalent about what to do now, so these numbers should not be surprising.)
In comparison, "Pro-Democratic" reasons for the Democrats' success were "major reasons"
for less than 50% (with "better candidates" at 27%, ideas on environment and energy at
35%, ideas on the economy, jobs and healthcare at 47%, and dissatisfaction with
Republican partisanship at 48%).
Discussion of the "Reasons for the Democrats' success" poll
http://january6th.org/reason">here
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