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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Jul 8, 2019, 08:23 AM Jul 2019

Impeachment Very Unpopular In Key Swing Districts

July 8, 2019 at 6:52 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Playbook: “It’s well documented that Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not believe impeaching the president is smart politics. People around Pelosi have argued that it places vulnerable Democrats in a tough spot, and puts the House in jeopardy. She repeated her broader argument to Maureen Dowd in a column published in Sunday’s New York Times.”

“Well, per new GOP polling, she’s got a point… The National Republican Congressional Committee polled five battleground districts, and found impeaching President Trump to be exceedingly unpopular… In these five districts, impeachment support is somewhere between 29% and 35%, and opposition is in the high 50s and 60s.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/07/08/impeachment-very-unpopular-in-key-swing-districts/

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Impeachment Very Unpopular In Key Swing Districts (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2019 OP

As I recall, the impeachment support for Nixon, was even lower at this time in his presidency? kentuck Jul 2019 #1

You're absolutely correct Poiuyt Jul 2019 #2

Defending the Constitution is not a popularity contest Fiendish Thingy Jul 2019 #3

Except when it comes to school desegegregation? StarfishSaver Jul 2019 #4

POLITICO Playbook: New swing-district polling illustrates impeachment peril Gothmog Jul 2019 #5

The right thing isn't always the popular thing. spanone Jul 2019 #6

Apparently, the right thing Bettie Jul 2019 #9

Wow, so now GOP Polling is what Bettie Jul 2019 #7

+1, there will be no excuse for not impeaching Trump ... We have nothing else uponit7771 Jul 2019 #10

So are concentration camps uponit7771 Jul 2019 #8

Be interesting to see what the polls say after DeminPennswoods Jul 2019 #11

kentuck

(111,104 posts)

1. As I recall, the impeachment support for Nixon, was even lower at this time in his presidency?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 09:24 AM

Jul 2019

Without all the facts out, it is difficult to judge any poll about impeachment, in my opinion.

Poiuyt

(18,126 posts)

2. You're absolutely correct

Reply to kentuck (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 10:48 AM

Jul 2019

Most Americans don't follow politics as closely as we do. If everyone knew the extent of trump's crimes, support for impeachment would definitely increase. But the public needs to be spoon fed this information.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,624 posts)

3. Defending the Constitution is not a popularity contest

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 10:51 AM

Jul 2019

Did FDR consider polls before DDay, Okinawa or the Battle of the Bulge?

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)

4. Except when it comes to school desegegregation?

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #3)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 10:54 AM

Jul 2019

Because I've seen a whole lot of posts here arguing that court-ordered busing to overcome unconstitutional segregation was wrong because it was so unpopular.

So, it seems that for some people, popularity contests DO have a place when determining what course of action to take, at least for some things.

Gothmog

(145,322 posts)

5. POLITICO Playbook: New swing-district polling illustrates impeachment peril

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:18 PM

Jul 2019

Impeaching trump without 20 GOP Senate votes could cost the Democratic Party control of the House https://www.politico.com/playbook

IT’S WELL DOCUMENTED that Speaker NANCY PELOSI does not believe impeaching the president is smart politics. People around Pelosi have argued that it places vulnerable Democrats in a tough spot, and puts the House in jeopardy. She repeated her broader argument to Maureen Dowd in a column published in Sunday’s New York Times.

WELL, PER NEW GOP POLLING, SHE’S GOT A POINT … The National Republican Congressional Committee polled five battleground districts, and found impeaching President DONALD TRUMP to be exceedingly unpopular.

THE DISTRICTS: California 21, where Rep. T.J. COX (D-Calif.) beat David Valadao; California 39, which Rep. GIL CISNEROS (D-Calif.) took in an open race; California 45, where Rep. KATIE PORTER (D-Calif.) toppled Mimi Walters; Georgia 6, where Rep. LUCY MCBATH (D-Ga.) beat Karen Handel; and New Jersey 7, where Rep. TOM MALINOWSKI (D-N.J.) knocked off Leonard Lance.

spanone

(135,844 posts)

6. The right thing isn't always the popular thing.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:19 PM

Jul 2019

Bettie

(16,110 posts)

9. Apparently, the right thing

Reply to spanone (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:24 PM

Jul 2019

isn't actually a thing at all anymore.

Bettie

(16,110 posts)

7. Wow, so now GOP Polling is what

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:23 PM

Jul 2019

Democrats must use to decide how to move forward.

Perhaps we should ask them if we should even run a candidate for President (I'm betting they'd have an answer for that based on their polling!).

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

10. +1, there will be no excuse for not impeaching Trump ... We have nothing else

Reply to Bettie (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:26 PM

Jul 2019

uponit7771

(90,347 posts)

8. So are concentration camps

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:24 PM

Jul 2019

DeminPennswoods

(15,286 posts)

11. Be interesting to see what the polls say after

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 8, 2019, 01:31 PM

Jul 2019

Mueller testifies next week. A whole lot of Fox News viewers are going to get a dose of the truth just like that Trump voter at Amash's townhall who said she didn't know the Mueller report did not exonerate Trump.

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