Most Democrats Support Impeachment Hearings After Mueller Report: NPR

Most Democrats want the imputation hearings to begin now that Robert Mueller's redacted submissions are public, but this idea is still unpopular overall, according to a new NPR report.PBS NewsHour/ Marist survey.

The results come as leaders of the National Democratic Party and presidential candidates wonder how to address an issue that could ignite grassroots voters but alienate a more moderate part of America.

"There is a political risk to talking about the continuation of the impeachment procedure," said Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, who conducted the survey. "There is not a huge appetite for that in the future."

The poll shows that Americans are divided into partisan lines on a number of issues related to the investigation into Russian interference in the elections, a cleavage that will not fail to be exposed on Wednesday when Attorney General William Barr will respond questions from the Judiciary Committee of the Senate.

Overall, a majority of Americans believe that Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the elections was fair, but about half also say that it will not be an important factor in how they vote in the polls. the next race for the presidency.

How to proceed after Mueller

Seven out of ten Democrats want Congress to begin impeachment hearings based on the findings of the Mueller report, but only 39% of Americans think impeachment hearings are the next step.

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This has put the Democratic leaders, especially in the House of Representatives, on a "tightrope," said Miringoff.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Has refrained from calling for impeachment, but asked for a more in-depth investigation, an idea that benefits from more support. large.

Overall, 48% of Americans think that congressional Democrats should continue to investigate election meddling in Russia, against 46% who think the investigation should end.

Overall, Americans are not impressed by Congress' efforts to fight Russian interference since the 2016 election. Only 19% of Americans think that Congress has done "a lot" or "good" to avoid any interference in the 2020 elections.

Mueller (always) considered just

Despite attacks on Robert Mueller 's credibility at the White House for more than a year, a majority of Americans still believe his investigation was right.

This was fueled in part by the Democrats, Miringoff explains, but in reality by voters who identified themselves as independent. More than two-thirds of independents, or 70%, said that Mueller's investigation was fair.

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Republicans were divided on the issue of equity: 47% said it was unfair and 42% said equity. It's amazing, Miringoff said, considering President Trump's efforts to describe the investigation as a "witch hunt" and a "hoax".

"The Republicans were not jumping aboard the Trump train about it," Miringoff said.

Overall, the public's perception of Mueller's investigation has become more positive over the past year. In July 2018, only 46% of Americans thought the survey was fair, compared to 57% who said the same thing in Wednesday's survey. In March, shortly after Barr's publication of what he described as the "key findings" of Mueller's findings, 56% also said the investigation had been fair.

Trump "not in order" based on approval

Miringoff said Trump might find disturbing a number of aspects of the survey results by projecting towards 2020, beyond his 41 percent approval rate.

"Going alone on solid ground will not give him a second term," Miringoff said. "He needs a much larger number of independents than he currently has."

Nearly two-thirds of these independents feel that "issues remain" related to Trump's actions in connection with Russia's interference until 2016.

Overall, nearly 6 out of 10 Americans think the same, compared to 33% of Americans who feel that the special advocate's report has authorized the president.

The Mueller investigation has not established any conspiracy between the 2016 Trump presidential campaign and Russia to interfere in the elections. Although the report does not conclude that Trump has hindered justice, he does not "exonerate" it either.

Although most Americans believe that there are still outstanding issues, it is unclear how much this will matter in November 2020.

In fact, 53 percent of registered voters said the findings of Mueller's report would not be an important factor in deciding who to vote for in the next presidential race.

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The NPR / PBS NewsHour / Marist survey ran from April 24 to 29. 1,017 adults were interviewed and its margin of error is +/- 3.7 percentage points. 840 registered voters were interviewed. When they are referenced, the margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points.