Poll shows half of US voters back Trump impeachment

President Donald Trump speaks at the Hispanic Heritage Month Reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington. File picture: Susan Walsh/AP

President Donald Trump speaks at the Hispanic Heritage Month Reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington. File picture: Susan Walsh/AP

Published Sep 28, 2019

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Washington - The House Democrats' campaign arm had a

parting message as members headed back home for a two-week recess

Friday night: A new poll shows more than half of likely voters

support opening an impeachment investigation into President Donald

Trump.

The poll, commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign

Committee (DCCC) and obtained by CQ Roll Call, found voters supported

an impeachment investigation by a margin of 54 per cent to 43 per

cent.

With the majority of House Democrats coming out this week in support

of an impeachment investigation, the DCCC "immediately went into the

field to get a snapshot of the current sentiment," Representative

Cheri Bustos of Illinois, the DCCC chairwoman, wrote in an email to

her caucus Friday night.

The results, if accurate, show that allegations that Trump asked the

new president of Ukraine to investigate possible corruption involving

the son of former Vice President Joe Biden may be resonating with the

public.

After news of the Ukraine phone call were revealed last weekend, a

wave of moderates, including those in competitive districts, came out

this week in support of beginning an impeachment investigation, and

Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an official impeachment inquiry

Tuesday. Democratic leaders have been trying to allay fears about the

potential political cost some members may face at home, especially

those who won districts Trump had carried in 2016 and helped flip

control of the chamber.

Beyond simply opening an investigation, the poll found 50 per cent of

voters supported "impeaching Trump and removing him from office,"

while 44 per cent opposed going that far.

Two polling companies - ALG Research and GBAO Strategies - surveyed

1,013 likely November 2020 voters September 26-27 via an opt-in

online panel.

Republicans have accused Democrats of trying to overturn the results

of the 2016 election by finding any reason to oust Trump from office.

Earlier Friday, an NBC/PBS NewsHour/Maris poll of 864 adults

nationwide that was released Friday showed 49 per cent approved of

starting an impeachment inquiry and 46 per cent disapproved.

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