Impeachment crushed US president Richard Nixon's approval ratings, but Bill Clinton emerged unscathed. Here's how Trump could survive, too. | BISouthAfrica
Bettman/Getty; Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty; Shayanne Gal/Business InsiderThe Gallup approval ratingsBy the time Nixon resigned to avoid being impeached, he was sitting at some of his lowest approval ratings ever.
Trump's impeachment has just had its televised hearings, and as of late October, his approval ratings were sitting steady.Presidents Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump have all faced impeachment inquiries, and data show that if Trump follows the Clinton playbook, he could emerge scot-free.
How Republicans and Democrats felt about each president during the impeachment inquiries has been remarkably different. Over the course of Nixon's investigation, which at points, Nixon fell far from favour. By the time he resigned, he was sitting at some of his lowest approval ratings ever.
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