Breitbart News reported Tuesday that the poll found 64 percent believe the Senate is unlikely to convict Trump.
An overwhelming majority of U.S. voters believe the Senate is unlikely to convict former President Trump, according to a survey released by Rasmussen Reports on the first day of impeachment hearings.
The survey, conducted among 1,000 likely U.S. voters on Feb. 4 and 7, asked, “How likely is it that the Senate will vote to prove former President Trump ‘guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors’?” .
Overall, 64 percent expressed doubt about a conviction. Of those, 28 percent said it was “unlikely” and 36 percent chose “not at all likely.” Eleven percent remained confident that a conviction was “very likely,” followed by 20 percent who said “some what likely.” Five percent remained unsure.
Nearly three-quarters of Republicans, 72 percent, said a Senate conviction of Trump was either unlikely or not at all likely, with Democrats accusing Trump of inciting riots. 53 percent of Democrats expressed the same view.
The survey also asked respondents about their plans to watch the Senate impeachment deliberations, which begin at 1 p.m. Tuesday, and nearly one-third, or 32 percent, said they do not plan to watch any of the deliberations, followed by 30 percent who said they would watch “some,” 21 percent who said “most” and 15 percent who said “all.
The poll has a margin of error of +/- 3%.
Given Trump’s status as a former president, the first part of Tuesday’s impeachment deliberations will center on a four-hour debate on the constitutionality of conducting the deliberations. The Senate, however, is expected to proceed, as indicated by Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) strategic motion last month, which raised constitutional concerns about the process. Nonetheless, Paul’s motion also has the support of 45 Republicans – a bad sign for Democrats, who need 17 Republican senators to join them to achieve a conviction.
A January Rasmussen Reports poll showed that a majority of Americans believe impeachment deliberations would only further divide the country.
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