Kevin Luo's Government Blog

1.  After the impeachment process, how did Clinton's relationship with the public and his party change? The president's affair was at first denounced by his own party; 31 Democrats even supported opening an impeachment inquiry. However, Clinton ended up surviving the process, with high public approval ratings and the support of almost his entire party. 2. What are differences between the investigations that led to the Clinton impeachment and the potential Trump impeachment? Clinton's impeachment case relied on the report of Kenneth Starr, an independent counsel. On the other hand, Trump's case is not based on the Muller report, but instead is being built by the minute as Democrats continue to investigate. 3. What trends in public opinion about impeachment occurred in the lead up to the formal announcement of impeachment by the House against President Clinton? After the release of Starr's report, public support for impeachment increased. However, by the tim...

What is the most basic finding of the polls that have been released in the last week? The polls show an increase in support for impeachment, but the sentiments of the public doesn't seem to be too different from when Muller's report was released. Overall, most Americans still do not support impeachment. What did YouGov and the Economist find that most Americans feel about the president's actions? 52% of Americans believe the president's actions, asking a foreign government to investigate political rivals, are inappropriate. What did that same poll find about American attitudes toward the president if he withheld funding to the Ukraine?  62% believed that withholding aid to extort them into taking action was inappropriate as well. Only 14% said it was appropriate. What change in attitudes did the Quinnipiac poll find? The Quinnipiac poll found a 5% increase in overall support for impeachment, with a 12% increase for Democrats. What is important about the time frame...