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    Impeachment Has Never Been Very Popular, But That Hasn't Stopped Congress Before

    The truth is, impeachment has almost never been popular. It tends to pump up the partisans in either party but has far less allure for independents or those less politically inclined.
    by Ron Elving Sep 24, 2019 4 minutes
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a decision to make about whether to open impeachment proceedings against President Trump, as more Democrats are moving in favor of it.

    Impeachment is back, and hotter than ever in Washington D.C. But is it back by popular demand? Will the issue simmer into the fall, or will the heat dissipate in the days ahead?

    More Democrats than ever – a majority – now favor opening formal proceedings to remove President Trump from office. More joined the chorus just over the weekend after reports suggesting Trump pressured an ally to support a certain line of attack on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

    But the fever for impeachment has yet to be felt by much of the public at large.

    Polling over the first 30 months of

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