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kentuck

(111,103 posts) Sat Oct 12, 2019, 04:41 PM Oct 2019

Who believes that impeachment will hurt the Democrats in the next election?

That the Republicans will acquit and Trump will use that to club the Democrats over the head?

Will the Democrats argument for impeachment be that easy to dismiss?

Or will it make no difference at all? Each tribe is in their corner and they are not going to change their opinions? Nobody is going to be more or less likely to vote because of an impeachment vote?

Unless he is convicted, it will all hinge on the election of 2020?

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Who believes that impeachment will hurt the Democrats in the next election? (Original Post) kentuck Oct 2019 OP

there won't be trial as McConnel can not risk it at all. Either way, this will spur democratic vote beachbumbob Oct 2019 #1

you are leaving out the people. mopinko Oct 2019 #2

The GOP hopes that this is true. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #3

I agree with you guillaumeb. It will come down to public opinion ProudLib72 Oct 2019 #4

Excellent points. guillaumeb Oct 2019 #6

I think not doing the right thing will kill the Dems. davsand Oct 2019 #5

It won't make any difference to the 40% that doc03 Oct 2019 #7

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

1. there won't be trial as McConnel can not risk it at all. Either way, this will spur democratic vote

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 04:42 PM

Oct 2019

out in huge numbers. The base of the gOP is shrinking every day

mopinko

(70,127 posts)

2. you are leaving out the people.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 04:46 PM

Oct 2019

if it gets to the senate, and anything hinky happens, i do believe people will be in the streets.
everybody likes to say we arent/havent been, but that is not true.

everyone will be watching. all over the world.
do you really think they would get away w a crime like that?

i doubt it.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

3. The GOP hopes that this is true.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 04:50 PM

Oct 2019

But during the Nixon process, as people turned against Nixon, the GOP was compelled to demand that he resign.

And Carter won in 1976.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

4. I agree with you guillaumeb. It will come down to public opinion

Reply to guillaumeb (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 04:59 PM

Oct 2019

At this point (even at this point!) there are plenty of people still in the dark. And the media is complicit, no doubt. As this continues, though, there will be no way for supporters to stick their heads in the sand any longer.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)

6. Excellent points.

Reply to ProudLib72 (Reply #4)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 05:31 PM

Oct 2019

Far too many voters will freely admit that they rarely pay attention to politics.

And the US corporate controlled media generally confines their reporting to superficialities such as "horse races' and personality driven "analysis".

davsand

(13,421 posts)

5. I think not doing the right thing will kill the Dems.

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 05:08 PM

Oct 2019

Demonstrating a lack of courage will not only hurt the Democratic party, it will harm our country in any number of ways. Our international standing has been seriously damaged by the lack of foreign policy and the constant scandals cause by a corrupt brute as the figurehead. We have no choice about attempting to begin to correct course and clean up the mess he's caused.

Our backs against a wall right now.

Laura

doc03

(35,348 posts)

7. It won't make any difference to the 40% that

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2019, 05:31 PM

Oct 2019

will support Trump anyway. All I know it has to be done I think it will energise the Democratic vote it they don't get bogged down for months. Was talking to a couple Trump supporters they think Democrats are just picking on the poor SOB. They don't see where he has done anything wrong. I asked where they get their news Fox and the internet of course.

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