A majority of voters say an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden would be more of a partisan exercise than a serious criminal investigation, including a majority of independent voters who see it as intended to damage the president ahead of the 2024 election.
Fifty-six percent of voters say an impeachment inquiry would be more politically motivated, compared to just 38% who say it would be “more of a serious effort to investigate important problems,” according to a recent poll by the left-leaning Congressional Integrity Project and Public Policy Polling. Most independent voters, or 53%, say the move would amount to a partisan stunt, possibly harming Republicans with a crucial voter bloc.
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“MAGA Republicans’ impeachment promises are nothing more than a partisan political stunt designed to hurt President Biden, and the American people know it,” said Congressional Integrity Project senior adviser Leslie Dach in a statement. “Republicans have failed to find a single shred of evidence of wrongdoing by President Biden and voters see right through their partisan games.”
Fifty-one percent of voters say an impeachment inquiry would be intended to damage Biden amid his reelection campaign, including 51% of independents, the poll showed.
The survey comes as House Republican leaders appear poised to move forward with an impeachment inquiry sometime next month, with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) calling it the “natural step forward” of the GOP’s current investigations over allegations Joe Biden engaged in financial misconduct with his son Hunter Biden.
It would give House Republicans, he said Sunday on Fox News, “the apex of legal power to get all the information they need.”
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) denounced the idea of an impeachment inquiry, calling the proposal “illegitimate.”
“They have nothing to show for their majority throughout the year,” Jeffries told CNN. “And so as a natural consequence of that, they just continue to take orders from Donald Trump, their puppet-master-in-chief, who has directed them to persecute and to go after Joe Biden, which may take the form of an illegitimate impeachment inquiry.”
It’s not yet clear whether McCarthy would move forward with holding a vote on an impeachment inquiry because several vulnerable Republicans have expressed reservations about doing so. As a result, McCarthy is reportedly considering launching the inquiry without a vote, something that has prompted widespread criticism from House Democrats.
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A majority of voters, or 59%, say the House should hold a vote to authorize an inquiry, compared to 30% who say a vote would be unnecessary, according to the poll. Another 61% say Biden should not be impeached unless evidence is found that he accepted bribes or acted on behalf of his son.
The Congressional Integrity Project poll surveyed 606 voters from Aug. 23-24 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
