Are Impeachment Hearings Actually Helping Trump?

Are the impeachment hearings actually helping President Trump?


A couple of new polls seem to suggest this is the case. Two polls (one from Emerson and another from Morning Consult-Politico) indicate a double digit drop in support for impeachment among independents since the hearings went public. Over this same period, Trump's numbers have gone up modestly among independents.


Mind you these polls were taken before Ambassador Gordon Sondland's testimony on Wednesday in which he stated there were was a "quid pro quo" and that President Trump, Vice-President Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and former Energy Secretary Rick Perry were involved in a scheme to withhold military aid to Ukraine unless they announced investigations into the Bidens and alleged Ukrainian interference in the 2016 election. With this in mind, it will be interesting to see if these numbers flip back yet again.


But if the number don't flip then it will mean the impeachment hearings will have backfired on Democrats. It will also mean that the country is in a whole lot of trouble. Because what we will have is a lawless President and a public that does not care or is at the very least prepared to look the other way. It could be the case that the public has been desensitized to corruption. It could also be the case that the public doesn't like Trump's conduct but don't believe Democrats are any better in their behavior.


For now the jury is still out on the impeachment hearings. If there is a silver lining is that if independent voters can change their minds once then they can change them again.