Thread by @aedwardslevy

New HuffPost/YouGov poll: Impeachment support grows after Pelosi backs inquiry, due mainly to change among Dems.

huffpost.com/entry/impeachm…

Notably, support for impeachment in general (47/39) outweighs support for impeachment specifically due to the Ukraine call (39/38).

Why? There's still a lot of confusion about both impeachment and Ukraine.

Only about half the public knows a vote to impeach would lead to a trial in the Senate. Only 37% say they've heard a lot about Ukraine phone call.

In this sort of environment, partisan cues are REALLY important. About three-quarters of Democrats now say that they believe most or all congressional Democrats support impeachment, up from 59% who said the same earlier this month.

Here's a look at the partisan divides the Ukraine call.

huffpost.com/entry/impeachm…

IMPORTANT caveat: Trying to gauge public opinion about a poorly understood, fast-moving story rarely lends itself to easy takeaways.

Polling released this week on the impact of impeachment has varied a LOT -- I summarize in my story.

huffpost.com/entry/impeachm…

But it's worth noting that the two polls fielded entirely Tuesday (formal inquiry day) or later -- ours and Politico/Morning Consult's -- both find shifts, suggesting that was something of an inflection point.

There's a lot more in the crosstabs, so have at it.

PDF: big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/athena/files/2…
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Also at the risk of threadception, I'm tracking other polling as it comes in here:

https://twitter.com/aedwardslevy/status/1176599236391161857

Will say that based on the three or so polls(!) that have come out just since I filed this story today, I'm increasingly confident that there has been a shift on impeachment, and that timewise, it's more tied to announcement Dem inquiry than whistleblower story breaking.