Swing-State Democrats Ignore Republican Pressure, Say They Will Vote for Trump's Impeachment

Representatives Elissa Slotkin and Jason Crow have joined an increasing number of swing-state Democrats to come out in support of impeaching President Donald Trump despite a Republican pressure campaign aimed to spook lawmakers considered vulnerable for re-election in 2020.

Slotkin explained her decision to vote "yes" on impeachment in an op-ed for the Detroit Free Press on Monday, writing that "I believe that the President illegally solicited the help of foreigners to influence the American political process.

But she later acknowledged in a constituent meeting that backing impeachment is a risk considering she represents a swing district but that she hopes that "even if people don't agree with my decision they see that I based my decision on my personal integrity."

Slotkin was elected 2018 during the "blue wave" that flipped 40 seats in the House of Representatives, but her district in Michigan went to Trump by 7 percentage points in the 2016 election.

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