Impeachment support growing among Republicans

Posted on: August 2, 2019 at 10:48:25 CT

epublican support for impeaching President Donald Trump has nearly doubled since the former special counsel investigating Russian election interference testified before Congress in late July, a new Hill-HarrisX poll has found.

Moreover, Democratic support for impeachment proceedings has slipped slightly during the same period.

In May, 71 percent of Democrats supported beginning impeachment proceedings against Trump, compared with just 67 percent in the poll conducted days after former special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony. This dip is well within the margin of error for Democratic voters of 5.1 percentage points, suggesting that Mueller's proclamations on Capitol Hill did little to move the needle for Democrats.

On the other hand, while significantly lower, Republican support for impeachment surged from 9 percent in May to 17 percent at the end of July, well outside the margin of error of 5.5 percentage points.

Many independents were similarly moved to the pro-impeachment camp, growing from about a quarter favoring impeachment to more than a third.