The politics of impeachment have been explained in either partisan or ethical terms. Morris argues that most legislators-and nearly all Democrats-simply voted their constituents' preferences on the Clinton impeachment and conviction. Those who voted against their constituencies did so for a variety of reasons, but all expected to be able to raise s
Votes, Money, and the Clinton Impeachment is a study of the legislative politics of the Clinton impeachment and an examination and discussion of the implications of this study for our understanding of the nature of legislative behavior and democratic politics.