Pennsylvania swing voters believe Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into President Biden is largely in retaliation for Democrats impeaching former President Trump, according to our latest Engagious/Sago focus groups.
Why it matters: Interviews with 11 Pennsylvanians who voted for Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020 suggest that Republicans’ efforts to go after Biden could backfire among voters because of doubts about the GOP’s motives.
- “Pennsylvania swing voters thirst for more bipartisan cooperation within Congress, and they’re not getting it,” said Rich Thau, president of Engagious, who moderated the focus group interviews.
- “Instead, with this impeachment inquiry, they’re complaining about another cycle of political retribution.”