Would impeachment help Democrats in 2018?

[struggle4progress]

BY AIDAN QUIGLEY ON 6/12/17 AT 7:43 PM

... History suggests a president's popularity may be an indicator of electoral success following impeachment or resignation and Trump's approval currently sits at a miniscule 36 percent, according to Gallup. At the time of Nixon's resignation, only 24 percent of Americans approved of him. President Bill Clinton, the only popular president to be impeached, did not see electoral loses amid impeachment discussion, but Clinton was very popular, with a 73 percent approval rating shortly after he was impeached ...

Following Nixon’s August resignation and Republican President Gerald Ford’s decision to pardon him in September, Republicans lost 48 seats in the House and five in the Senate. The “Watergate Babies” elected in 1974 helped Democrats retain control of the House until 1994.

“You had the double hit of one president resigning and the other president pardoning the former president,” said Tim Naftali, a presidential historian at New York University.

Many believe the lingering effects of the Watergate scandal also contributed greatly to the election of Democrat Jimmy Carter in 1976. Carter was seen as an outsider and campaigned on his integrity, famously saying, “I will never lie to you.” American voters narrowly elected the little-known Georgia governor ...

http://www.newsweek.com/trumps-impeachment-could-help-democrats-win-2018-if-watergate-history-repeats-623853

[beachbum bob]

1. Impeachment won't happen with the way it stands now, but could

When democrats retake congress...the talk of impeachment would help both parties...but democrats way more if trumps approval is in low 30s....conservatives are screwed no matter

[book_worm]

2. Unless Trump decides to resign (doubtful, imho) he will still be in office in Nov, 2018

I think I actually prefer him there too. He is such a polarizing person--Pence is a wacko too, but he knows how to handle media in a polished manner.

[LeftInTX]

3. I think demand for impeachment will help Dems in 2018

Voters will likely be frustrated with Republicans for refusal to take action. Voters may see them as complicit.