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Voters weary of more investigations as impeachment ramps up

Continued from Front to Fishers from Indianapo- upper middle-class area
lis almost three years ago. of young families and two-
"I think they wanted to do The question about how story homes, there were
it all along, and they're just to move forward with im- signs of problems for Trump
looking for another way, peachment is of particular and the GOP. For every
another avenue," Sten- concern to both parties in supporter of the president,
ske, a 55-year-old Trump places such as Fishers, one it was easy to find some-
supporter, said of the im- of the country's fastest- one — most of them wom-
peachment proceed- growing suburbs. The com- en — eager for his time in
ings as he walked his dog munity has more than dou- office to end.
through a suburban Indi- bled in population since "I think that what hap-
anapolis park last week. "I 2000, to just over 90,000 pened is impeachable,"
think it's kind of a ploy to people. Companies have she said. "I also think that
help keep the pressure on located to the area, and at this point anyone who
him and muddy his cam- young families have been doesn't support him is now
paign, his chances to win drawn to its good schools, jumping on 'This is how we Mark Stenske walks his dog, Leo, as he discusses the
in 2020." entertainment and acres can impeach him. This is impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump while walking
Polling finds that support and acres of green space. our path to get this done in a park, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, in Fishers, Ind.
for the inquiry has grown The boom in Fishers and to get him out of office.'"q Associated Press
since House Speaker the surrounding region
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., an- has changed the face
nounced the start of the of Indiana's 5th Congres-
investigation last month sional District, a once reli-
following a whistleblower ably Republican area that
complaint. But what those backed Trump by nearly 12
numbers don't show is the percentage points in 2016.
sense of fatigue among The increased number of
some Americans — a fac- college-educated, more
tor that could be significant liberal residents has given
as Democrats leading the Democrats hope that they
inquiry debate how to pro- may pick up a seat here in
ceed with an election year 2020, when GOP Rep. Su-
approaching. san Brooks is retiring.
It's a feeling shared by peo- Democrat Joe Donnelly
ple on both sides. narrowly won the district
For Trump supporters such in 2018, even as he lost
as Stenske, the impeach- his Senate reelection bid
ment inquiry is more of the statewide, and Democrats
same from obstructionist think the area looks a lot
Democrats still bitter about like the suburban districts
the 2016 election. Those that helped them win con-
who want Trump gone say trol of the House during last
it's tough to feel hopeful year's midterm elections.
after watching him flout Trump should find plenty of
the rules and spew divisive ardent defenders here —
rhetoric for almost a full people like Stenske, who
term — and get away with voted for Trump in 2016
all of it. "Impeachment in and thinks he's doing a
general has been depress- "great job" as president de-
ing because it's sad that spite what he sees as Dem-
it's taken this long," said ocrats' relentless efforts
Megan Gettelfinger, 33, to sabotage him. But at a
a preschool teacher and park in the heart of Fishers'
mother of two who moved Sunblest neighborhood, an