Public approval was 65-70 % DURING his impeachment

[SoCalDem]

:rofl:

How 'bout THAT for a legacy, Georgie:)

http://www.answers.com/topic/impeachment-of-bill-clinton

While the impeachment process dominated American politics for the better part of the year and took up much of the energy of the Clinton administration as it ran its course, it also failed to win the president's opponents much of the political advantage that they sought.

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Opinion polls throughout the trial illustrated that the public opposed impeaching the president by margins of 65–70% <1> and the President's public job-approval ratings remained extremely high throughout the entire year, even more popular than he had been prior to the scandal.<2>

In fact, shortly after his December 1998 impeachment his popularity attained its highest level ever with a 73 percent approval rating, and public perceptions of the Republican majority in Congress diminished.<3>

Such may have contributed to the surprise subsequent loss of five seats suffered by the Republican party in the United States House of Representatives in that year's congressional election.<4> The election was largely seen as public vindication for President Clinton and then-Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle, D-South Dakota, proclaimed that the Democrats had achieved prominent victories in the elections.

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