Independent national pollsters rarely ever ask Americans for their opinions about impeachment. In fact, when Washington Post polling director Richard Morin started receiving questions about it from readers, he got a little snippy about it, and refused to take the questions seriously.
It’s hardly a mystery — the notion of impeaching Bush and/or Cheney is still considered a “fringe” idea that “serious” people are supposed to reject out of hand. And yet, for a radical idea, a surprising number of Americans seem to think impeachment is a good idea. From a new poll conducted by American Research Group, a non-partisan outfit:
* Do you favor or oppose the US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against President George W. Bush?
Among all U.S. adults, 45% support the House initiating impeachment proceedings against Bush. Among all U.S. voters, impeachment enjoys 46% support, a plurality. In all, 69% of Dems, 50% of independents, and 13% of Republicans say they favor the start of an impeachment process.
* Do you favor or oppose the US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against Vice President Dick Cheney?
Among all U.S. adults, a 54% majority support the House initiating impeachment proceedings against Cheney. Among all U.S. voters, impeachment enjoys 50% support. In all, 76% of Dems, 51% of independents, and 17% of Republicans say they favor the start of an impeachment process.
It’s hard to compare these numbers against other recent polls — news outlets are generally afraid of even asking the “I” question — but once an idea is embraced by nearly half the country, I think it’s probably safe to stop calling it “fringe.”
I’d only add that the other recent impeachment poll was published two months ago.
Our InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion poll asked this: “Would you favor or oppose the impeachment by Congress of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney?”
Favor: 39%
Oppose: 55 %
Undecided/Don’t Know: 6%
Just throwing these numbers out there….
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