Twenty-one percent of Democrats who won election to the House for the first time this year want to immediately move to impeach President Donald Trump, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
The Post arrived at the number through an analysis of statements made during the campaign by the 52 new Democrats elected to the House.
- Eleven (21 percent) who won election to the House this year said they want to move to impeach the president immediately, while 13 (25 percent) said they outright impose impeachment.
- The largest number of Democratic newcomers to the House, 17 (33 percent), said they wanted to see special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and whether Trump officials had links to the Kremlin before deciding whether to move ahead on impeachment.
- The Post could not find a record in news reports of 11 (21 percent) more Democratic newcomers commenting on the issue of impeachment.
- Of the 30 Democratic freshmen who oppose impeachment or are waiting for Mueller's probe to end, 24 ran in districts that in the last Congress had a Republican representative — meaning they have been walking a fine line on the issue.
- On the other hand, eight of the 11 pro-impeachment newcomers won in districts that were already controlled by Democrats.
Around 40 percent of 2018 voters said they want Trump impeached, according to CNN national exit polls.
Among self-identified Democrats, the number was 77 percent .
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