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Is it any wonder that those in neither the pro or anti Trump camps tend to view this as a battle between the two major parties? A partisan battle at that. On average independents are split on the subject. Averaging 35% for, 35% against, 30% unsure, undecided or plain don't care.
What happened to the Republican party - they used to be the "Law & Order" party. Now, if their politicians commit crimes, "everybody" does it.
That's the bone of contention. Most Republicans view this impeachment process as a partisan political vendetta against Trump for winning an election. In their view, Trump has done nothing wrong. The Democrats view it as a search for justice and the truth. To get rid of a president who has committed numerous crimes.
In today's polarized and ultra high partisan world of our politics, it isn't surprising to me that the two parties view this completely opposite. I don't know how old you are, but I remember a much friendlier time between parties. A time when each party had their conservative and liberal wings. Of course over time each party discarded the wing they didn't want and now both parties are in the process of getting rid of their moderates. What's left is the hard core on each side of the aisle. Of course this has taken 50 years to accomplish.
I think when this first started to go overboard was the impeachment of Bill Clinton and the introduction of the Hastert rule. Since then polarization and partisanship has continued to increase by leaps and bounds. Cooperation between parties, the willingness to compromise went out the window as the parties became more and more partisan. I think this is the reason why independents, call them swing voters has increased from 30% in 2006 to 43% of the electorate today as the two major parties continue to shrink. Most Americans want the two parties to work together. They're not doing that which is why government now has replaced all other issues as the number on problem facing this nation.
It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.
