An overwhelming majority of voters said in a new Hill-HarrisX poll that they are closely following Democrats’ ongoing impeachment inquiry into President Trump.
The nationwide survey, which was released on Thursday, showed that 70 percent of voters said they are paying attention to the news surrounding the probe, compared to 30 percent who said they weren’t following the impeachment inquiry that closely.
There was a small split on party lines with 78 percent of those who identified as Democratic voters saying they were keeping an eye on the impeachment inquiry and 70 percent of those who identified as Republicans saying the same.
Independents were the least likely group to say they were paying close attention to the news with 51 percent saying they were following the impeachment inquiry.
The survey comes as the impeachment battle between Republicans and Democrat heats up.
More than two dozen House Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) stormed a closed-door hearing Wednesday to protest the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry, delaying a testimony by a top Pentagon official on Trump’s dealings with Ukraine by more than 5 hours.
Republicans have repeatedly taken issue with the inquiry process, criticizing Democrats for choosing to only allow members of the House Intelligence, Oversight and Foreign Affairs committees to attend impeachment-related hearings.
The protest triggered a wave of criticism from Democrats, including former State Department official Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.).
“This is a pathetic stunt. They are storming a castle that they already occupied,” said Malinowski. “They are storming a castle that they already occupied.”
As Democrats ramp up their inquiry, Senate Republicans have made it clear that they intend to squash any potential articles of impeachment that could be passed in the House in the coming months.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Thursday backed a resolution condemning the impeachment inquiry led by House Democrats.
The Hill-HarrisX survey was conducted online among 1,001 registered voters. The margin of error for the full sampling is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
— Tess Bonn
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