Analysis: Most Americans don’t want Congress to begin impeachment proceedings. But 70 percent of black voters disagree.
By Eugene Scott Eugene Scott Reporter covering identity politics for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 29 at 12:19 PM There has been much debate among the left about how best to proceed with President Trump after the Mueller report. But considering that the Democratic Party is largely a coalition of interest groups, it should be of little surprise that different groups want to respond differently.
As my Fix colleague Aaron Blake wrote, the Mueller report was not the vindication that Trump and his supporters claim it was. Blake wrote: So the idea that Trump had nothing to hide — including crimes — by obstructing the investigation is pretty far-fetched. "And I think for a lot of black voters and poor people, we’ve seen this movie before. What Donald Trump is doing is the prototypical example of our criminal justice system, and for most black voters, that is not okay.”
While some liberal lawmakers are not as certain and appear fearful of the impact that impeachment could have on the country’s morale — and Democrats’ popularity — lawmakers such as Rep. Maxine Waters align with black voters on the issue.
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