reporting? there s less support for removing president trump from office than there is for the impeachment inquiry. when i talk to voters here, there s a willingness to hear you know what happens in this inquiry and what they find out. there seems to be less enthusiasm for the idea of removing the president from office. but overall i also don t get the sense that the impeachment issue is top of mind for a lot of voters that i talk to here. terry madonna from the commonwealth of pennsylvania, give me the lay of the land. well michael, the lay of the land in franklin and marshall college poll just recently released, 57% of pennsylvania voters do support the inquiry. but only 21% of republicans do. 85% of democrats do. as the other folks have indicated. there s huge, huge polarization
phoniness, they practice it together. and they do it with the democrats. arthel: president trump on his way to lessen its rally in kansas. suggesting republicans are surging into the midterms while democrats are merely orchestrating rage. this after the brett kavanaugh confirmation battle fueled heated emotions on both sides of the political divide.a new article shows that enthusiasm has jumped 12 points since july into a virtual dead heat with democrats. dreaming i would have the director of the franklin and marshall college poll and founder of the keystone poll. terry, thank you for being here. my pleasure. arthel: if the kavanaugh hearings and confirmations will be a spark to fire voters and get them to the polls, how will each party use the fuel to their political advantage? that is a great question and i think it does have the propensity to increase turnout in both parties. remember, the average midterm
identity. eric: now we are awaiting the president s arrival in pennsylvania any moment now. he has a speech this evening at a rally in support of rick ciccone, just outside of pittsburgh. right now in the race, according to a new poll, it s razor thin, ciccone is 45%, conner lamb is 42%, all within the margin of error. for more insight, let s bring in the director of the franklin and marshall college poll, and terry is the dean of political prognostication and joins us now. terry, you really are, you know that state like the back of your hand. first, the president is expected to speak thank you. eric: the president is expected to speak momentarily. we ll bring that live to the viewers at home. how much do you think his visit can help tonight? i think it s extremely important. if you take a look at not just the poll, but you look at the