October 8, 2019 / 3:18 PM / Updated 3 hours ago
Exclusive: Democrats willing to risk 2020 chances to impeach Trump - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Chris Kahn
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most Democrats want to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump, even if that means weakening their party’s chances of winning back the White House in the 2020 election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
The poll, conducted on Monday and Tuesday, found that 55% of Democrats said that their party leaders should press ahead with impeachment even “if it means a lengthy and expensive process that could weaken their chances of winning the presidency in 2020.â€
And even a higher number - 66% of Democrats - agreed that Congress should pursue impeachment, “even if that means they will need to postpone efforts to pass laws that could benefit me.â€
Overall, the poll found that support for impeachment remains unchanged overall among all Americans - holding at 45% since last week. But opposition to impeachment dropped by 2 percentage points from last week to 39%.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-whistleblower-poll-exclusiv/exclusive-democrats-willing-to-risk-2020-chances-to-impeach-trump-reuters-ipsos-poll-idUSKBN1WN2D6