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Support for impeachment rises slightly after Judiciary voteWASHINGTON (AllPolitics) -- The latest CNN/USA TODAY/Gallup poll shows that support for President Clinton's impeachment has risen slightly in the wake of the House Judiciary Committee's approval of four articles of impeachment against him. However, nearly six in 10 Americans continue to oppose impeachment. And most Americans say that members of Congress have a duty to pay more attention to their constituents than their conscience when it comes to a vote on impeachment. The public now believes that the House will impeach Clinton but predicts that the Senate will not vote to remove him from office. Most Americans favor censure and do not think that Clinton should resign. One reason: At 64 percent, the percentage of people who approve of how Clinton is handling his job as president remains high -- significantly higher than Ronald Reagan or Dwight Eisenhower in December of their sixth years in office. CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
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| Now | Dec. 4-6 | |
| Yes | 38% | 32% |
| No | 59 | 66 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 2:Clinton should...
| Yes | No | |
| Be censured | 57% | 38% |
| Be impeached | 38 | 59 |
| Resign | 37 | 62 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 3: Members of Congress should pay more attention to...
| Their constituents | 70% | |
| Their conscience | 27 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 4:Will the House impeach Clinton?
| Now | Dec. 8 | |
| Yes | 54% | 37% |
| No | 41 | 59 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 5:Will the Senate remove Clinton from office?
| Yes | 37% | |
| No | 58 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 6:How Clinton is handling his job as president
| Approve | 64% | |
| Disapprove | 34 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 7:Country will be harmed if Clinton...
| Is impeached | 44% | |
| Is not impeached | 22 | |
| No difference | 31 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 8:Will foreign policy be harmed during Senate trial?
| Yes | 55% | |
| No | 41 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 9:Will economy be harmed during Senate trial?
| Yes | 48% | |
| No | 48 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 10:Will government operate effectively during Senate trial?
| Yes | 47% | |
| No | 48 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 11:Is impeachment very important to you personally?
| Yes | 53% | |
| No | 46 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 12:Is impeachment very important to country as a whole?
| Yes | 65% | |
| No | 35 | |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 13:Closely following impeachment proceedings?
| Now | 77% |
| Dec. 11 | 59 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | |
Question 14:Hearings made you have less respect for...
| Republicans in Congress | 58% |
| Democrats in Congress | 53 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | |
Question 15:Favorable opinion of...
| Democratic Party | 66% |
| Republican Party | 57 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | |
Question 16:How House Judiciary Chairman Henry Hyde handled impeachment hearings
| Fair | 50% |
| Unfair | 32 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | |
Question 17:How Republicans on committee handled hearings
| Now | Dec. 8 | |
| Approve | 35% | 34% |
| Disapprove | 58 | 49 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
Question 18:How Democrats on committee handled hearings
| Now | Dec. 8 | |
| Approve | 44% | 36% |
| Disapprove | 46 | 42 |
| Sampling error: +/-4% pts | ||
