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RandySF

(57,655 posts)
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 05:21 PM Jan 2020

CNN poll: 51% say Senate should remove Trump from offic

CNN)About half of Americans say the Senate should vote to convict President Donald Trump and remove him from office in the upcoming impeachment trial (51%), according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, while 45% say the Senate should vote against conviction and removal.

Nearly seven in 10 (69%) say that upcoming trial should feature testimony from new witnesses who did not testify in the House impeachment inquiry. And as Democrats in the Senate seek to persuade at least four Republican senators to join them on votes over allowing witnesses in the trial, the Republican rank and file are divided on the question: 48% say they want new witnesses, while 44% say they do not.

The poll is the first major national telephone poll since the articles of impeachment were sent to the Senate, formally launching Trump's trial there. They are also the first such poll results since Soviet-born businessman Lev Parnas, an associate of Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani, publicly implicated the President in the Ukrainian pressure campaign during a series of television interviews.



https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/20/politics/cnn-poll-trump-impeachment/index.html

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CNN poll: 51% say Senate should remove Trump from offic (Original Post) RandySF Jan 2020 OP
CALL YOUR SENATORS! BigmanPigman Jan 2020 #1
My senator, Rn Johnson, is knee deep in this mess. Ugh. 33taw Jan 2020 #2
I know Kamala is a yes. RandySF Jan 2020 #6
Exactly bdamomma Jan 2020 #22
Oh, come on now... Newest Reality Jan 2020 #3
"about half"??? blogslut Jan 2020 #4
Headline should be "Majority of Americans want Trump removed." SunSeeker Jan 2020 #11
Was going to point out the same thing DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #16
and that's before people have really started to pay attention renate Jan 2020 #5
Moscow Mitch is trying to ban TV coverage. OMGWTF Jan 2020 #9
That's not happening because... Trump DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #17
No he isn't. onenote Jan 2020 #20
That it is only 51% is very, very disturbing. nt Ferrets are Cool Jan 2020 #7
For impeach AND remove, 51% is pretty impressive DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #19
K & R SunSeeker Jan 2020 #8
An additional 15% think the Senate should wait for the Capitol Police to do it. nt Xipe Totec Jan 2020 #10
51 Percent is a Majority. djacq Jan 2020 #12
Only 8% of republicans, Mr.Bill Jan 2020 #13
Self-identified Rs are shrinking as a group DeminPennswoods Jan 2020 #18
Lock him up!!! Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2020 #14
58% say Trump abused the power of the presidency EleanorR Jan 2020 #15
It should be higher bdamomma Jan 2020 #21
I wasn't polled, but couldn't agree more. n/t Tarheel_Dem Jan 2020 #23

bdamomma

(63,658 posts)
22. Exactly
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 10:20 PM
Jan 2020

this is our turn to make this cult squirm, they will not hide the facts away from us!!!! We do have a say in this.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
3. Oh, come on now...
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 05:38 PM
Jan 2020

Suddenly the views or will of the people would make a difference? What, do we think we have representatives somewhere who would be staunch supporters who legislate in favor of the common good?

That hilarity aside, that does help cast a shadow of doubt on the moneyed, party above and over the country, people and constitution critters who are exchanging their own benefits for doing their jobs properly and as per their oaths.

Hey, what's an oath anyway, to somebody without values, character or common decency. Just words. Which does call into question the caliber of people who have infested our Senate, in particular. Bed bugs? Well, the only difference is the suck the blood of the poor, the weak, the common man, figuratively and all the time.

SunSeeker

(51,376 posts)
11. Headline should be "Majority of Americans want Trump removed."
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 07:57 PM
Jan 2020

But hey, that would be too accurate.


renate

(13,776 posts)
5. and that's before people have really started to pay attention
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 05:45 PM
Jan 2020

It's hard to be patient while this all plays out, but there's a difference between impeachment and the actual trial. I know the entire country won't be glued to their TVs, but our numbers can't help but go up and the GOP's can't help but go down once even more people pay attention.

onenote

(42,383 posts)
20. No he isn't.
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 10:12 PM
Jan 2020

The impeachment trial will be televised. It will be on all of the news channels and probably on the broadcast networks and C-SPAN. However, as was the case with the Clinton impeachment, the networks will not have their own cameras present - they will be transmitting the SEnate's own feed. And as was the case with the Clinton trial, there may be occasions when the Senate goes into closed session, which will not be televised.

Mr.Bill

(24,104 posts)
13. Only 8% of republicans,
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 08:28 PM
Jan 2020

which is no surprise, but the interesting number is an almost even split on Independents. That's enough to be a threat to republicans in some states.

DeminPennswoods

(15,246 posts)
18. Self-identified Rs are shrinking as a group
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 10:02 PM
Jan 2020

I suspect the "not Trump" Rs are now self-identifying as Indies, maybe even a few as Dems. I think you are correct, these numbers should scare incumbent Rs because they do include establishment type Rs who would normally vote for down ticket Rs.

EleanorR

(2,374 posts)
15. 58% say Trump abused the power of the presidency
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 09:33 PM
Jan 2020

57% say it is true that he obstructed the House of Representatives in its impeachment inquiry.

bdamomma

(63,658 posts)
21. It should be higher
Mon Jan 20, 2020, 10:16 PM
Jan 2020

shouldn't it? Well those of us who can see the writing on the wall I think this is our time to protect our country from this POS and those white supremacists in Virginia, they are domestic terrorists. And McConnell, don't let these bastards sweep this under the rug.

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