When the impeachment hearing was broadcast live on November 14, at his home, Quincy Murphy was determined not to change his view.

"I see it in disgust," said Murphy, 45, a car worker in Flint, Michigan. He voted for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. "I have not seen anything convincing me that he is doing the best for the country."

725 km away, at his barber shop in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Joe D'Ambrosio, a Trump supporter, also confirmed that the impeachment investigation does not affect what he still thinks about the US president. ever.

"I fully support the President," D'Ambrosio, 76, said while watching the impeachment hearing broadcast live on Fox News. "I have talked to a lot of people who are happy, comfortable with retirement plans, with the stock market and with their jobs. Democrats don't want to talk about this and I think they will have to pay price".

Democrats in the lower house hope the series of televised hearings will help them convince Americans that Trump deserves to be deposed. But on the first day the hearing aired, interviews with people in Michigan and Pennsylvania showed that voters in both states had made their own decisions. Michigan and Pennsylvania are important states that help determine the winner on the track to the White House in 2020.

According to the results of a Nov. 4 poll conducted by Reuters / Ipsos, 75% of Democratic voters supported impeachment while 79% of Republican voters protested.

To many Trump supporters, the impeachment investigation is just like another Democratic party effort to overthrow people they couldn't defeat in 2016.

Trump is accused of using a nearly $ 400 million military aid to Kiev as a condition to force the administration of President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his son's business deals. , Hunter Biden, in Ukraine. Joe Biden is arguably the biggest competitor to Trump in the 2020 presidential election. The US president denied his wrongdoing and called the impeachment investigation "artificial".

"For me, it was a coup," said Frank Buchualt, 70, a retired construction worker, at D'Ambrosio's barber shop.

In 2016, Trump overturned the chess position in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, three states that have traditionally voted for the Democratic presidential candidate, with only a percentage point difference. Thereby, he guaranteed success in the Electoral College. Observers predict the war in these three states in the 2020 election will still be extremely tough.

John Cordisco, chairman of the Democratic Party in Bucks County, a suburb of Philadelphia, said he doubted that impeachment hearings would have a significant impact on Trump's presidency.

He emphasized that congressional members will likely have to vote on Trump's behavior, leaving them at risk of being hurt in elections next year.

Some voters expressed disappointment that the lawmakers themselves seemed to have prejudices about the lawsuit.

"What I don't appreciate is that many deputies and senators seem to have made a decision before they even see the evidence and discuss it in the appropriate context," Amy Hussar, 42. old, retired military from Michigan, comments

Hussar voted for Democratic candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 and 2012 elections, before voting for Liberal candidate Gary Johnson in 2016, instead of choosing Trump or Clinton.

Even voters who are wondering about Trump's election next year will not believe that the impeachment process can help them decide.

"It's just like a show," said Kurt Zuhlke, 64, owner of a private business in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He voted for Trump in 2016 after voting for Obama in 2012 but has not yet decided who to vote for next year.

"Everyone is well aware of the facts and they have made their own decisions. The hearings will not help much," Zuhlke said.