Would Democrats really face a backlash if they impeached Pres. Trump? FiveThirtyEight breaks it down:
Independents oppose impeachment but by a narrower margin than Republicans do .
So at least for now, impeachment doesn’t look like a great idea for Democrats politically — it divides the party, unifies Republicans and pushes independents toward the GOP.
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