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An eye-popping number of Republicans now want Trump impeached
What happened
AlterNet reports that a Politico poll conducted October 16–19 found 54 percent of Americans—including 25 percent of Republican voters planning to participate in the midterms—said President Donald Trump had committed impeachable offenses. The article’s headline overstates that finding: believing conduct is impeachable is not necessarily the same as wanting Congress to impeach him.
Half of respondents supported impeaching Trump, while more than two-thirds expected Democrats to attempt it if they won the House. The poll also found widespread doubt that House impeachment would…
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