New polling from Quinnipiac University quite strikingly asked registered voters if they support both impeaching Trump and removing him from office, and found a perfectly even split on the matter at 47%-47%. Once more, that split represented a 20-point shift from last week's Q poll released Sept. 25, in which 37% supported impeachment and removal while 57% opposed it.
The Quinnipiac poll released Monday was sandwiched between multiple polls last week also showing a spike in support for impeachment. Monmouth University polling released Tuesday found a near-majority of Americans, 49%, support an impeachment inquiry (up 8 points since August) while 44% believe Trump should be impeached and compelled to leave the presidency.
And then there's the CBS poll, released over the weekend, that surely struck fear in the hearts of Senate GOP lawmakers: 55% support of Americans approve of congressional Democrats opening an impeachment inquiry into Trump. That may be a slight outlier, or it may be a view into where the trend lines are heading.
It’s important to remember how dynamic the current news environment is but, nonetheless, the continued uptick in support for the Democrats’ inquiry should buoy their efforts and hopefully encourage them to keep their foot on the gas.