Zogby poll: Majority supports impeaching
Bush for wiretapping
Vermont Guardian
January 16, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. — By a margin of 52 to 43 percent, citizens want
Congress to impeach President Bush if he wiretapped American citizens without a
judge's approval, according to a new poll commissioned by
AfterDowningStreet.org, a grassroots coalition that supports a Congressional
investigation of Pres. Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
The poll was conducted by Zogby International.
The poll found that 52 percent of respondents agreed with the statement: "If
President Bush wiretapped American citizens without the approval of a judge, do
you agree or disagree that Congress should consider holding him accountable
through impeachment."
Of those contacted, 43 percent disagreed, and 6 percent said they didn't
know or declined to answer. The poll has a margin of error of 2.9 percent.
"The American people are not buying Bush's outrageous claim that he has the
power to wiretap American citizens without a warrant. Americans believe
terrorism can be fought without turning our own government into Big Brother,"
said AfterDowningStreet.org co-founder Bob Fertik in a statement.
Responses to the Zogby poll varied by political party affiliation: 76
percent of Democrats favored impeachment, compared to 50 percent of
independents and 29 percent of Republicans.
Responses also varied by age, sex, race, and religion. 70 percent of those
18-29 favored impeachment, 51 percent of those 31-49, 50 percent of those
50-64, and 42 percent of those older than 65. Among women, 56 percent favored
impeachment, compared to 49 percent of men. Among African Americans, 90 percent
favored impeachment, compared to 67 percent of Hispanics, and 46 percent of
whites.
The new Zogby poll shows a major shift in support for Bush's impeachment
since June 2005. In a Zogby poll conducted June 27-29, 2005 of 905 likely
voters, 42 percent agreed and 50 percent disagreed with the identical statement
asked about in this recent polling.
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