{"id":54613,"date":"1998-12-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1998-12-22T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-04-14T04:11:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T09:11:16","slug":"turned-off-public-tuned-out-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/1998\/12\/22\/turned-off-public-tuned-out-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Turned Off Public Tuned Out Impeachment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"introduction-and-summary\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction and Summary<\/h2>\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/legacy\/73-1.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It may have been only the second impeachment in history, but it was a non-starter to the American public. Not only did the President&#8217;s approval ratings go up following the House&#8217;s decision, but only 34% of Americans paid very close attention to the proceedings. More people followed news about the attack on Iraq (44%) than the debate and historic vote this past weekend. In fact, the impeachment vote was not even among the top ten news interest stories of 1998.<\/p>\n\n<p>[*NOTE: The original survey was conducted largely after the Judiciary Committee&#8217;s vote on articles of impeachment (Dec 9-13,1998).]<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two thirds of Pew&#8217;s respondents (67%) think most members of Congress who voted for impeachment did so for political reasons, and only 25% think members did so because they thought Clinton&#8217;s actions warranted removal from office. The public is divided over Representative Bob Livingston&#8217;s decision to step down because of past marital infidelity. Some 46% say it was a good idea, 43% a bad one. A majority of Democrats oppose Livingston&#8217;s decision (52%), while most Republicans believe it was a good idea (56%).<\/p>\n\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.pewresearch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/legacy\/73-2.gif\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By a 56% to 35% margin the public thinks media coverage of the impeachment debate was fair and objective. But of those who disagree, most think the media favored a Republican point of view.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Clinton&#8217;s approval ratings increased significantly among political Independents and Republicans after his impeachment. This boost in ratings may represent a show of sympathy for the President rather than an increase in base support. This is particularly true among Republicans: while 41% now approve of the job the President is doing, 64% still believe he should be removed from office.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction and Summary It may have been only the second impeachment in history, but it was a non-starter to the American public. Not only did the President&#8217;s approval ratings go up following the House&#8217;s decision, but only 34% of Americans paid very close attention to the proceedings. 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