Poll Shows Majority of Americans Support Impeaching Bush...

The article shows that the poll was conducted in late October 2005.

Here are some of the polls referenced in the article:
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12150
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12470

Pew Research Center Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. September 19-22, 1998. N=706 adults nationwide.

"If it turns out that President Clinton lied under oath about having a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, do you think that he should be impeached and removed from office, or not?"
Total 9/21-22/98 9/19-20/98

Should be 40 37 42
Should not 57 61 53
Don't know 4 2 5

Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll. September 14-15, 1998. N=1,028 adults nationwide.
ALL Rep. Ind. Dem.
"If the investigations into the Clinton-Lewinsky matter continue, what position would you prefer the U.S. representative from your congressional district take? 1. Favor impeaching and removing Clinton from office. 2. Favor a formal reprimand or censure of Clinton, but not removing him from office. OR, 3. Favor taking no formal action against Clinton."
Impeach 27 51 27 7
Reprimand 45 35 43 56
No formal action 24 10 26 33
No opinion 4 4 4 4

The article shows that the poll was conducted in late October 2005.

Here are some of the polls referenced in the article:
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12150
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12470

Some similar questions from polls concerning Clinton in 1998 -

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Pew Research Center Poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. September 19-22, 1998. N=706 adults nationwide.

"If it turns out that President Clinton lied under oath about having a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky, do you think that he should be impeached and removed from office, or not?"
Total 9/21-22/98 9/19-20/98

Should be 40 37 42
Should not 57 61 53
Don't know 4 2 5

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Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll. September 14-15, 1998. N=1,028 adults nationwide.
ALL Rep. Ind. Dem.
"If the investigations into the Clinton-Lewinsky matter continue, what position would you prefer the U.S. representative from your congressional district take? 1. Favor impeaching and removing Clinton from office. 2. Favor a formal reprimand or censure of Clinton, but not removing him from office. OR, 3. Favor taking no formal action against Clinton."
Impeach 27 51 27 7
Reprimand 45 35 43 56
No formal action 24 10 26 33
No opinion 4 4 4 4

I agree that the If/then questions are bad ones.

Here is a site that has a rather extensive list of other polls, including the 2 questions, above on Clinton's impeachment.
http://democrats.com/clinton-impeachment-polls
(I didn't even realize it was the same site until I just posted it here.)

DrewDad wrote:

The article shows that the poll was conducted in late October 2005.

Here are some of the polls referenced in the article:
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12150
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12470

Didn't the NYT article come out in early December, 2005?

Ticomaya wrote:

DrewDad wrote:

The article shows that the poll was conducted in late October 2005.

Here are some of the polls referenced in the article:
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12150
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12470

Didn't the NYT article come out in early December, 2005?

The second article I referenced shows a date line of:

(12/22/2005)
- By Doug Ireland, Z Net

DrewDad wrote:

Ticomaya wrote:

DrewDad wrote:

The article shows that the poll was conducted in late October 2005.

Here are some of the polls referenced in the article:
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12150
http://www.zogby.com/soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=12470

Didn't the NYT article come out in early December, 2005?

The second article I referenced shows a date line of:

(12/22/2005)
- By Doug Ireland, Z Net

Yes, and I note it is an editorial, not a poll. What was your point?

One would think that since Zogby posted the article on their site that the statistics quoted are accurate. I thought that was your complaint.

Zogby poll: Majority supports impeaching Bush for wiretapping

Zogby poll: Majority supports impeaching Bush for wiretapping

WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a margin of 52 to 43 percent, citizens want Congress to impeach President Bush if he wiretapped American citizens without a judge's approval, according to a new poll commissioned by AfterDowningStreet.org, a grassroots coalition that supports a Congressional investigation of Pres. Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003.

The poll was conducted by Zogby International.

The poll found that 52 percent of respondents agreed with the statement: "If President Bush wiretapped American citizens without the approval of a judge, do you agree or disagree that Congress should consider holding him accountable through impeachment."

Of those contacted, 43 percent disagreed, and 6 percent said they didn't know or declined to answer. The poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percent.

"The American people are not buying Bush's outrageous claim that he has the power to wiretap American citizens without a warrant. Americans believe terrorism can be fought without turning our own government into Big Brother," said AfterDowningStreet.org co-founder Bob Fertik in a statement.

Responses to the Zogby poll varied by political party affiliation: 76 percent of Democrats favored impeachment, compared to 50 percent of independents and 29 percent of Republicans.

Responses also varied by age, sex, race, and religion. 70 percent of those 18-29 favored impeachment, 51 percent of those 31-49, 50 percent of those 50-64, and 42 percent of those older than 65. Among women, 56 percent favored impeachment, compared to 49 percent of men. Among African Americans, 90 percent favored impeachment, compared to 67 percent of Hispanics, and 46 percent of whites.

The new Zogby poll shows a major shift in support for Bush's impeachment since June 2005. In a Zogby poll conducted June 27-29, 2005 of 905 likely voters, 42 percent agreed and 50 percent disagreed with the identical statement asked about in this recent polling.

posted January 16, 2006

vermont guardian

How about a different source ?

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Zogby poll: Majority supports impeaching Bush for wiretappingposted January 16, 2006

vermont guardian

The new Zogby poll shows a major shift in support for Bush's impeachment since June 2005. In a Zogby poll conducted June 27-29, 2005 of 905 likely voters, 42 percent agreed and 50 percent disagreed with the identical statement asked about in this recent polling.