LA TIMES: Democrats in districts Trump won in 2016 face little impeachment backlash so far
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-in-districts-trump-won-in-2016-face-little-impeachment-backlash-so-far/ar-AAIgXka?li=BBnb7Kz
Link is through MSN but article is by Jennifer Haberkorn from Los Angeles Times.
Democratic lawmakers are at home in their districts for a two-week recess from Washington, providing them their first opportunities to hear directly from voters since the House began a formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump last week.
But at three town hall meetings in Pennsylvania and New York districts that voted for Trump in 2016, backlash to the Democrats impeachment inquiry was rare and only from loyal Trump supporters not the key independent and moderate voters that Democrats will need for victory in 2020 in Congress and the White House.
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Several Democratic voters in these swing districts said they didnt begin to support impeachment until the presidents interactions with the Ukrainian president became public.
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Polls show that public support for impeachment has risen in recent days. According to a USA Today/Ipsos poll released Thursday, 45% of Americans support the Houses effort and 38% oppose it. Thats up from 32% support and 61% opposition in a June USA Today poll. Other polls have found similar shifts in sentiment.