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Poll Finds Clinton Is on the Rebound Since Video Airing nytimes.com
A repeat, I posted this when it originally came up. Somehow, the figures Who cites don't show up, at least on impeachment. The closest we find is:
For example, when offered the options of censuring Clinton, beginning impeachment hearings or dropping the matter, 61 percent of conservative Republicans preferred to begin hearings, compared to only 35 percent of moderate and liberal Republicans. The more conservative Republicans are historically most likely to vote, and it is to those loyalists that congressional Republicans are aiming their appeals.
On the broader front:
The public wants Clinton to finish his term even if it turns out that he committed perjury. Twenty-nine percent want him to apologize; 31 percent want him to resign; 26 percent want the matter dropped, and only 11 percent want Congress to move ahead with impeachment proceedings.
Somehow, MSNBC or Who's artful quotation turns this into:
What Should Congress do?: Impeach Clinton: 50 percent; Drop the matter: 28 percent.
How does 11 % turn into 50%? Suddenly only conservative Republicans are likely to vote? And "begin impeachment hearings" doesn't directly translate into "impeach Clinton", in normal language usage. In local "factual" usage, maybe. What's going on? Enquiring minds want to know!
Cheers, Dan.
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