For a start, moderate House members — especially the 18 Republicans who represent districts carried by Biden in 2020 — are notably less enthusiastic about any move toward impeachment, given the dearth of evidence so far.
Meanwhile, there is consternation in the Senate at the drive toward impeachment, with Republicans in the upper chamber plainly skeptical of the effort.
“It’s a waste of time; it’s a fool’s errand,” one Republican senator who requested anonymity told The Hill.
Members of Republican Senate leadership seem conspicuously eager to move onto other topics.
Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, told reporters: “At least over here in the Senate, we need to be focused on trying to move legislation and keep the trains running …I don’t think it’d be advantageous if this thing went further with all the other things we have to do.”
For now, however, there is the big question of whether independent voters want Congress to spend its time on an impeachment inquiry when other topics, notably inflation and the economy, top public concerns.