independent, the magic number to pass anything is 217 meaning democrats could use 18 of their own and have the votes to impeach. independent michigan congressman justin amash favorite impeachment, that means they could lose 19 of their own and still impeach. the problem is there are 31 house democrats who represent districts donald trump won in 2016 meaning at least 12 democrats on turf friendly to the president would have to vote for impeachment. democrats need polls to catch up. a new cbs poll finds 55% of americans back the impeachment increase was a to be at poll shows 47% back the real deal and find 56% of voters believe lawmakers supporting it are doing so based on partisan politics, not facts. congress is on recess, lawmakers are conducting townhall s. what they hear from constituents could dictate where impeachment goes after the break.