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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds I'm sure if Kerry was elected and this same poll was asked around this time...you would see similar results. Most people who support Bush would have voted Yes for Kerry's impeachment. | "By a margin of 52 to 43 percent, citizens want Congress to impeach President Bush if he wiretapped American citizens without a judge's approval..."
Yeah.
Bush's ACTUAL ACTIONS in committing a potentially impeachable offense are obviously not a part of this...
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Originally Posted by RidinHighSpeeds 52% was the poll result for Bush's impeachment, well i'm sure most of those polled were Kerry supporters. Also it would make those who supported Clinton feel better if Bush was impeached. I understand this poll is about the Administration using wire-tapping as a means to better our security (which I think is wrong) but again, the Bush supporters would have come up with a similar poll to find a way to impeach a Democrat in office (if that was the case) | Clinton's numbers were significantly different...
Question 2: As you may know, the House Judiciary Committee is holding hearings on whether to recommend impeachment of Bill Clinton to the full House of Representatives. In your view, should the House Judiciary Committee vote for or against impeachment?
To impeach Clinton?
Vote for impeachment 34%
Vote against impeachment 59%
Question 3: For those against impeachment, are you against impeachment because you think Clinton did nothing illegal, or because you think that even if Clinton did something illegal, it is not serious enough to justify impeachment?
Clinton's actions
Not illegal 8%
Not impeachable 48%
Impeachable 34% http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/12/08/poll/
Moreover, the Zogby poll did talk about precisely your concern.
Responses to the Zogby poll varied by political party affiliation: 76 percent of Democrats favored impeachment, compared to 50 percent of independents and 29 percent of Republicans.
It's interesting to note that the previous poll for Clinton had 34% INCLUDING BOTH PARTIES think the House Judiciary Committee should have voted for impeachment, while 29% OF JUST REPUBLICANS felt that Bush should be impeached.
As much as you may want to spin this and deny it, you can't just chalk it up to politics.... |