49 percent of Americans approve of the impeachment inquiry and 46 percent disapprove, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
"Democrats in the House have work to do to convince people of the usefulness of their case," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion."Independents still need to be convinced."
Respondents were also split on whether they thought the impeachment inquiry is of substance, with 50 percent saying it is a serious matter and 48 percent saying it's just politics. Trump's overall approval rating—44 percent—was slightly higher than Pelosi's 39 percent. The poll shows that the president's base has rallied behind him more than Pelosi's, with 90 percent of Republicans approving of Trump's performance in the Oval Office while 74 of Democrats approved of Pelosi's.
Senator Mitch McConnell's approval rating was the lowest among the three political leaders, with only 32 percent of Americans approving of his performance as Senate Majority Leader. The Republican base were less supportive of McConnell then they are of Trump, with only 56 percent approving of the job he's doing in Congress.
The House Speaker announced an impeachment inquiry into Trump on Tuesday after the president had been accused of pressuring Zelensky to launch an investigation into Hunter Biden, the son of Trump's 2020 rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
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