If the Republican president is hoping for a public backlash like the one against the 1998 impeachment of Democratic President Bill Clinton, it has so far not worked out that way.
US President Donald Trump's campaign has embraced Democratic-led efforts to impeach him as a major asset to his 2020 re-election campaign, betting that his supporters and disaffected political independents will be motivated to vote for him next November.But if the Republican president is hoping for a public backlash like the one against the 1998 impeachment of Democratic President Bill Clinton, it has so far not worked out that way, Reuters/Ipsos polling data over the past few months shows.
Waving the flag proudly: Donald Trump supporters gather before US Representative Elissa Slotkin holds a constituent community conversation at Oakland University in Michigan. Slotkin said she will vote to impeach TrumpSince House Democrats launched the impeachment inquiry, the Trump campaign has sent talking points to Republican Party officials across the United States, trying to turn the crisis into a political advantage, according to aides and an internal campaign document seen by Reuters.
Clinton, who was impeached for lying about a sexual relationship he had with a White House intern, emerged in a stronger political position after he was acquitted in a Senate trial in early 1999.But Americans are reacting much differently in 2019. While total support for impeachment has been steady over the past several weeks at around 45 per cent, it has risen by 12 percentage points among Democrats since late September, with 78 per cent saying in the latest poll on December 9 and 10 that Trump should be impeached.Among Republicans, opposition to impeachment has been relatively unchanged throughout the same period, with about 82 per cent saying in the latest poll that he should not be impeached.
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