More than a third of independent voters are completely tuning out the ongoing partisan effort to impeach President Trump, according to a new Reuters poll.
The poll found 36 percent of independents did not “watch, read, or hear anything about the hearings,” Breitbart reports.
The other 64 percent of independents polled paid at least some attention to the impeachment hearing but a mere 19 percent said they actually are watching the hearings, 30 percent said they read the news summaries, and only 17 percent said they watch or listen to news summaries of the hearings.
Compared to Republicans and Democrats, independents are the least involved demographic.
More than a third of Democrats (35 percent) watch or listen to the impeachment hearings, making them the most engaged demographic. Twenty-six percent of Republicans do the same.
Breitbart reports:
That could be bad news for Democrats who are hoping the hearings will sway the American public and persuade Republicans in the Senate to support impeachment.
It could also be good news for Republicans, who do not think the American people care to tune into the hearings, which have often turned into history lessons on U.S.-Ukraine relations.
An administration official told Axios, “So long as this impeachment stays in the echo chamber of hyperpartisan Democrats and their allies in the media and doesn’t break through into the country … we have the advantage.”
President Trump has been very vocal over social media as he continues to try and fend off the impeachment process.
#NewHoaxSameSwamp pic.twitter.com/GIg9R9Txe0
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2019
Schiff is a Corrupt Politician! https://t.co/DDBqlfIFLV
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2019
Republicans & others must remember, the Ukrainian President and Foreign Minister both said that there was no pressure placed on them whatsoever. Also, they didn’t even know the money wasn’t paid, and got the money with no conditions. But why isn’t Germany, France (Europe) paying?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2019
Where is the Fake Whistleblower?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 17, 2019
“All they do is bring up witnesses who didn’t witness anything.” @KatrinaPierson @SteveHiltonx Nothing matters except the two transcripts of the presidential calls, and the statement of no pressure put out by Ukraine!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2019
Never has the Republican Party been so united as it is now. 95% A.R. This is a great fraud being played out against the American people by the Fake News Media & their partner, the Do Nothing Democrats. The rules are rigged by Pelosi & Schiff, but we are winning, and we will win!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2019
….that I testify about the phony Impeachment Witch Hunt. She also said I could do it in writing. Even though I did nothing wrong, and don’t like giving credibility to this No Due Process Hoax, I like the idea & will, in order to get Congress focused again, strongly consider it!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 18, 2019
“The poll was conducted November 14-15 — after U.S. diplomats Bill Taylor and George Kent testified and as former Amb. Marie Yovanovitch was testifying. The sample included 1,115 adults who were 18 and older, with a ± 3.3 percentage point error,” Breitbart adds.