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While Clinton's job approval rating rose during the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal and subsequent impeachment, his poll numbers with regard to questions of honesty, integrity and moral character declined. [68] As a result, "moral character" and "honesty" weighed heavily in the next presidential election.
Clinton's job approval rating ranged from 36% in mid-1993 to 64% in late 1993 and early 1994. [1] In his second term, his rating consistently ranged from the high-50s to the high-60s. [1] [2] After his impeachment proceedings in 1998 and 1999, Clinton's rating reached its highest point at 73% approval. [3]
On October 8, 1998, in the aftermath of the Clinton–Lewinsky scandal and a month after the release of the Starr Report, which largely focused on the scandal, an impeachment inquiry was launched. On December 19, 1998, Clinton was impeached on allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice. Clinton was acquitted in his subsequent trial. [13]
He’s gotten there faster than Richard Nixon — and, for that matter, Bill Clinton, who never got there at all. President Trump hasn’t just crossed the 50 percent threshold on impeachment ...
Forty-nine percent of voters think President Trump should be impeached and removed from office and 49 percent are against it, a new survey shows.
Historical Gallup Poll approval highs and lows for each president since 1937 [4] [5] [6] [a] Order President Highest approval Lowest approval High – Low Highest disapproval Lowest disapproval Highest margin Lowest margin Final poll Approval average [4] Polls per year 46 [7] Joe Biden: 57 (2021-02-02, 2021-04-21) [8] 36 (2024-07-21) 21
On Monday, CNN/ORC International published the results of its first poll since the presidential debate, and the numbers show Clinton leads by 5 points.
In a day-long session on December 8, Clinton's legal team and three panels of witnesses testifying on Clinton's behalf argued that Clinton's behavior did not call for impeachment. [16] On December 11, Clinton released another apology for his actions, declaring himself "profoundly sorry" and willing to accept a censure.