Last updated on September 25th, 2023 at 08:45 pm
A new PPP poll finds that by a margin of 49%-41% respondents believe that Donald Trump obstructed justice after James Comey testified before Congress.
According to PPP, “PPP’s newest national poll finds a variety of bad news for Donald Trump in the wake of James Comey’s testimony to Congress last week. 49% of voters say that they think Trump committed obstruction of justice, to just 41% who don’t think he did. Only 37% of voters say they think Trump is honest, to 56% who say he’s not. A majority of voters- 53%- come right out and say they consider Trump to be a liar to 41% who disagree with that characterization. And for the second month in a row we find plurality support for impeachment- 47% are in support of it to 43% who are opposed. Voters say they trust James Comey more than Trump by double digits, 51/39. Comey’s image has improved rapidly in the wake of his testimony. ”
Trump has lost the credibility fight with Comey. More Americans support impeachment than oppose it, and now nearly half of voters believe that the President committed a crime. The pieces are coming together for Trump to either be ousted from or voted out of office. If Republicans weren’t terrified of the 2018 midterm election before this poll, they should be now.
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The midterm is not going to be about Nancy Pelosi or Democrats. The midterm election will be a referendum on Trump, and if support for impeachment continues to grow because voters believe that the President committed a crime, Democratic candidates from coast to coast and all points in between will be able to argue that electing them is the best way to stop Trump.
If Republicans don’t do something about Trump, the voters will.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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