Thursday, June 30, 2005
42% of Voters Ready For Impeachment
From Zogby:
I love the last part. I think even having 36% for impeachment in the Red States is quite something. Of course, I would have phrased things as "when the President is found to have lied on Iraq", but that is just me.
Moreover, Bush's general polling is pretty bad too:
In a sign of the continuing partisan division of the nation, more than two-in-five (42%) voters say that, if it is found that President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should hold him accountable through impeachment.
Among those living in the Western states, a 52% majority favors Congress using the impeachment mechanism while just 41% are opposed; in Eastern states, 49% are in favor and 45% opposed. In the South, meanwhile, impeachment is opposed by three-in-five voters (60%) and supported by just one-in-three (34%); in the Central/Great Lakes region, 52% are opposed and 38% in favor.
Impeachment is overwhelmingly rejected in the Red States—just 36% say they agree Congress should use it if the President is found to have lied on Iraq.
I love the last part. I think even having 36% for impeachment in the Red States is quite something. Of course, I would have phrased things as "when the President is found to have lied on Iraq", but that is just me.
Moreover, Bush's general polling is pretty bad too:
Just one week ago, President Bush’s job approval stood at a previous low of 44%—but it has now slipped another point to 43%, despite a speech to the nation intended to build support for the Administration and the ongoing Iraq War effort.