54% favor impeaching Cheney, even split on impeaching *

[draft_mario_cuomo]

==From a new American Research Group poll:

* 45% of Americans favor the House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against President Bush, while 46% are opposed.
* 54% of Americans favor the House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against Vice President Cheney, while 40% are opposed. ==

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2007/07/06/public_split_on_impeachment.html

[DeadElephant_ORG]

1. the unraveling has finally begun

[melody]

2. I think some of the people not wanting Bush impeached just don't want Cheney in office

I wish they'd phrased the question differently.

[Fire Walk With Me]

3. So why don't 54%, or more, of our Democratic candidates want impeachment?

They are not reflecting the wishes of the public.

[pat_k]

4. These numbers are the Floor. Their relentless efforts to drive down support for . . .

. . .impeachment haven't managed to get it below 45%.

Incredible.

The number would jump at least 10% overnight if a leader in the Party actually ADVOCATED impeachment, instead of doing everything in their power shut up any talk of it.

And, as another poster pointed out, the numbers on Bush are artificially low because the "We'll get Cheney" meme is so pervasive. The numbers on Cheney are probably low too since just impeaching Cheney doesn't give people what they want (The election was a desperate cry to "Get us the heck outta Bush World!" Only impeaching Cheney doesn't cut it.)