Half of voters say the new Democratic-controlled House should not begin impeachment proceedings next year, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.

But even though overall public support for impeaching Trump is tepid (33 percent) and 51 percent don’t support impeachment, House Democrats could find themselves squeezed by a restive base: More than six-in-10 Democratic voters, 61 percent, want Congress to begin impeachment proceedings next year, while only 22 percent don’t want that.

Support is lacking among Republicans (8 percent) and independents (29 percent), however — and continued GOP control of the Senate after last week’s midterm elections means any impeachment effort is unlikely to result in Trump’s removal before the 2020 elections.