Donald Trump leads ALL the Democratic front-runners in 2020 poll despite impeachment saga as support for his ouster DROPPED by 5 points during House hearings
- Among registered voters Trump is beating Joe Biden by 3 points, Bernie Sanders by 5, Elizabeth Warren by 8, Mike Bloomberg by 9, and Pete Buttigieg by 10
- Those numbers hit the public as Democrats appear to be just one day from voting to impeach him
- Support for removing the president via a Senate trial is at 45 per cent, down from 50 per cent a month ago
- A slim majority of Americans think Trump misused his office by asking Ukraine's leader to investigate Biden for corruption
While House Democrats marched toward impeaching President Donald Trump during the past week, voters have told pollsters that they want to re-elect him.
That's the main takeaway from a USA Today/Suffolk University poll published Tuesday as the president's political antagonists prepare to finalize the rules of an impeachment debate whose outcome is all but assured.
The poll of 1,000 registered voters showed Trump beating all five of the Democrats' top White House contenders, by margins ranging from 3 to 10 points. Former Vice President Joe Biden performed best against him, losing by just 3 percentage points.
Trump beat Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders by 5 points, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren by 8, former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg by 9, and South B end, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg by 10.
President Donald Trump is favored for re-election against all five Democratic front-runners despite his likely impeachment this week
Joe Biden (left) and Bernie Sanders (right) fared best against Trump in the USA Today/Suffolk University poll, but they're 3 and 5 points behind him, respectively
A few hours after USA Today released its 2020 bombshell, CNN published poll numbers showing support for impeaching Trump and removing him from office has dipped by 5 points since Rep. Adam Schiff's House Intelligence Committee wrapped up its hearings and pased the baton to Rep. Jerry Nadler's House Judiciary Committee.
Forty-five per cent of voters want the president bounced from the White House, compared with 50 per cent a month ago. Opposition to that scenario rose from 43 per cent to 47 per cent, putting Democrats' dream scenario under water.
Even among voters who register as Democrats, enthusiasm for firing Trump has waned from 90 per cent to 77 per cent.
And less than a quarter of voters say a Senate trial, no matter the outcome, might change their minds.
A trio of Democrats emerged as the second tier in the CNN poll (from L to R): Elizabeth Warren trails Trump by 8 points, Mike Bloomberb by 9, and Pete Buttigieg by 10
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Americans, however, continue to believe the president did something wrong: A narrow majority of 51 per cent say he misused his office to gain political advantage over Biden by asking the president of Ukraine to investigate him for corruption.
The House Rules Committee meets Tuesday to decide the parameters of a landmark impeachment debate on Wednesday. The entire House could vote to impeach Trump by day's end, making him only the third of 45 U.S. presidents to be tarred by 'the "I" word.'
Both of the others, Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, survived Senate trials. Richard Nixon resigned the presidency before the House could bring articles of impeachment to a vote, short-circuiting the process.
Trump performed better in the CNN poll with male voters than with females, mirroring his 2016 election numbers.
JOE BIDEN AND THE 28 DEMOCRATS HE RAN AGAINST TO BECOME PARTY'S 2020 CANDIDATE
JOE BIDEN
Age on Inauguration Day 2021: 78
Entered race: April 25, 2019
Career: No current role. A University of Delaware and Syracuse Law graduate, he was first elected to Newcastle City Council in 1969, then won upset election to Senate in 1972, aged 29. Was talked out of quitting before being sworn in when his wife and daughter died in a car crash and served total of six terms. Chaired Judiciary Committee's notorious Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. Ran for president in 1988, pulled out after plagiarism scandal, ran again in 2008, withdrew after placing fifth in the Iowa Caucuses. Tapped by Obama as his running mate and served two terms as vice president. Contemplated third run in 2016 but decided against it after his son died of brain cancer.
Family: Eldest of four siblings born to Joe Biden Sr. and Catherine Finnegan. First wife Neilia Hunter and their one-year-old daughter Naomi died in car crash which their two sons, Joseph 'Beau' and Robert Hunter survived. Married Jill Jacobs in 1976, with whom he has daughter Ashley. Beau died of brain cancer in 2015. Hunter's marriage to Kathleen Buhle, with whom he has three children, ended in 2016 when it emerged Hunter was in a relationship with Beau's widow Hallie, mother of their two children. Hunter admitted cocaine use; his estranged wife accused him of blowing their savings on drugs and prostitutes
Religion: Catholic
Views on key issues: Ultra-moderate who will emphasize bipartisan record. Will come under fire over record, having voted: to stop desegregation bussing in 1975; to overturn Roe v Wade in 1981; for now controversial 1994 Violent Crime Act; for 2003 Iraq War; and for banking deregulation. Says he is 'most progressive' Democrat. New positions include free college, tax reform, $15 minimum wage. No public position yet on Green New Deal and healthcare. Pro-gun control. Has already apologized to women who say he touched them inappropriately
Would make history as: Oldest person elected president
Slogan: Our Best Days Still Lie Ahead
AND THE 28 WHO HAVE WITHDRAWN
MICHAEL BENNET, Colorado senator
- Entered race: May 2, 2019
- Quit: February 12, 2019, evening of New Hampshire primary
MIKE BLOOMBERG
Entered race: November 24, 2019
Quit: March 4, 2020, day after Super Tuesday primaries
CORY BOOKER, New Jersey Senator
- Entered race: February 1, 2019
- Quit: January 13, 2020
STEVE BULLOCK, Montana governor
- Entered race: May 14, 2019
- Quit: December 2, 2019
PETE BUTTIGIEG, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana
Entered race: January 23, 2019
Quit: March 1, 2020, day after South Carolina primary
JULIÁN CASTRO, former Housing Secretary
- Entered race: January 18, 2019
- Quit: January 2, 2020
BILL DE BLASIO, New York City mayor
- Entered race: May 16, 2019
- Quit: September 20, 2020
JOHN DELANEY, former Maryland Congressman
- Entered race: July 8, 2017
- Quit: January 31, 2019
KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND, New York senator
- Entered race: January 16, 2019
- Quit: August 28, 2019
TULSI GABBARD, Hawaii congresswoman
- Entered race: January 11 2019
- Quit: March 19, 2020
MIKE GRAVEL, Former Alaska governor
- Entered race: April 2,2019
- Quit: August 2, 2019
KAMALA HARRIS,California senator
- Entered race: January 21, 2019
- Quit: December 3, 2019
JOHN HICKENLOOPER, Former Colorado governor
- Entered race: March 4, 2019
- Quit: August 15, 2019
JAY INSLEE, Washington governor
- Entered race: March 1, 2019
- Quit: August 21, 2019
AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota senator
- Entered race: February 19, 2019
- Quit: March 2, 2020
WAYNE MESSAM, mayor of Miramar, Florida
- Entered race: March 28, 2019
- Quit: November 20, 2019
SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts congressman
- Entered race: April 22,2019
- Quit: August 23, 2019
RICHARD OJEDA, former West Virginia state senator
- Entered race: November 12, 2018
- Quit: January 25, 2019
BETO O'ROURKE, former Texas congressman
- Entered race: March 14, 2019
- Quit: November 1, 2019
DEVAL PATRICK, former Massachusetts governor
- Entered race: November 13, 2019
- Quit: February 13, 2019, morning after New Hampshire primary
TIM RYAN, Ohio congressman
- Entered race: April 4, 2019
- Quit: October 24, 2019
BERNIE SANDERS, Vermont senator
- Entered race: January 25, 2019
- Quit: April 8, 2020
JOE SESTAK, former Pennsylvania congressman
- Entered race: June 23, 2019
- Quit: December 1, 2019
TOM STEYER, billionaire activist
- Entered race: July 9, 2019
- Quit: February 29, 2020
ERIC SWALWELL, California congressman
- Entered race: April 8, 2019
- Quit: July 8, 2019
ELIZABETH WARREN, Massachusetts senator
Entered race: December 31, 2018
Quit: March 5, 2020, two days after Super Tuesday
MARIANNE WILLIAMSON, author
- Entered race: November 15, 2018
- Quit: January 10, 2020
ANDREW YANG, entrepreneur
- Entered race: November 6, 2018
- Quit: February 12, 2019, evening of New Hampshire primary
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