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The Polls: Polling for a Defense: The White House Public Opinion Apparatus and the Clinton Impeachment
Author(s) -
HEITH DIANE J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/j.0360-4918.2000.00145.x
Subject(s) - impeachment , presidential system , political science , conviction , politics , public opinion , polling , law , white (mutation) , opinion poll , public administration , biochemistry , chemistry , computer science , gene , operating system
Public opinion was closely watched during President Bill Clinton's impeachment scandal and trial by the president, other political officials, and the mass media. Although polls have become an integral part of presidential politics and policy making, Clinton's use of them during this episode has raised questions with regard to their proper use. This article look at the controversy surrounding Clinton's use of polls in his effort to avoid impeachment and conviction.