1. Clinton had high approval ratings and his party supported him.
2. For the Clinton impeachment, the inquiry was founded "on the findings in Starr's report." However, for Trump's impeachment, the Democrats are building their case "in real time, which makes it harder to predict where the public will ultimately land."
3. Public opinion on the Clinton impeachment declined leading up to the formal announcement in December.
4. Republicans lost seats in the 1998 midterm elections because of the impeachment.
5. In the impeachment inquiry, 31 Democrats voted in favor of impeachment, but in the actual impeachment vote, only 5 Democrats voted for impeachment.
6. 10 Republican senators voted to support Clinton.
7. Deomcrats should consider that like the Democrats during the impeachment inquiry process of Clinton, many Republicans will view the inquiry as a purely political attack, and there will be overwhelming support for Donald Trump.
8. Starr's investigation into Clinton was seen as completely politically driven, and the Republicans relied solely on his findings. The Democrats looking to impeach Trump don't have a completed investigation that they are basing their inquiry off. Instead, new evidence keeps coming out about Trump.
9. "The allegations against Clinton were personal and moral, and the conduct at issue in Trump's case is much more closely linked to his power as president."
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