64% of Democrats believe SenFeinstein should resign, according to a new TheEconomist/YouGov poll. Feinstein, 89, has been recovering from shingles. Her time away from the Senate has frustrated Democrats, drawing increased calls for her resignation.
Feinstein, 89, has been recovering from a shingles diagnosis last month. Her time away from the Senate has frustrated Democrats, drawing increased calls for her resignation. Officials such as Rep. Ro Khanna , who publicly demanded her resignation, appear to be supported by the majority of Democrats, with nearly two-thirds supporting her resignation, according to an Economist/YouGov poll.
Ideological liberals were slightly more sympathetic; only 59% believed she should resign. Ideological conservatives had less sympathy, with 76% believing she should resign. The revelations of the poll could provide new impetus for Feinstein to step down. Senate Republicans have refused halfway measures, such as temporarily replacing her on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as urged by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer .
Though some leading Democrats have come to her defense, such as fellow Democratic Californian Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who decried calls for her to resign as sexist, some think the party is subtly pushing her to resign.“I think what the Democrats are trying to do to Dianne Feinstein is terrible — I think what they’re trying to do is force her to resign,” Sen. Josh Hawley told reporters on Tuesday. “I think that this is a maneuver designed to fail.
The Economist and YouGov polled 1,500 United States residents aged 18 and over, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.
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