How public opinion changed during the Nixon impeachment process

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. That's why we need public hearings.

Impeachment needs to be supported by public opinion.

[GulfCoast66]

2. Exactly.

Impeachment with no guarantee of conviction helps the guy.

Many well intentioned democrats disagree.

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3. Didn't help Andrew Johnson.

Did it help Bill Clinton? Doubtful.

[GulfCoast66]

4. Johnson is a poor example. Southern states had no vote.

Clinton could not be re-elected. But his popularity soared by the end of his term.

Look, I’m stating my opinion. If I thought we had a snowball chance in hell to convict I would agree. But McConnell will turn the whole show into a Trump as victim show. It will be a farce.

And no one would hear a word about the policy issues where we really kill republicans on.

[standingtall]

5. Turtle is up for reelection in 2020 too

if does turn it into a farce we can use against him. Kentucky is a republican State, but he has low approval rating in Kentucky. If we ever going to beat him 2020 is the year to do it.

Think about this as Rachel pointed out the statue of limitations on obstruction expires in 5 years. So the message we will be sending by not impeaching Trump is the president is above the law as long as he can get reelected. At least his legacy will be further tarnished if he is impeached even if he does manage to get reelected and I don't think he will get reelected if impeached.

[uponit7771]

8. No it did not, O'Donnell put that to bed yesterday morning. Dems still lost house and senate

... and then lost presidency in 2000.

Gore ran away from Clinton in part because of impeachment

[marlakay]

6. It was on the news for hours every day

The hearings. I used to watch it with my dad in high school. He would be screaming at tv.

There was nothing like it in my lifetime, news wasn’t drama then and to me this was my first experience of news being dramatic.

[Trumpocalypse]

7. There was no FAUX News back then

to spin the news for Nixon. And the reason public opinion shifted in July 74 was the release of tapes that proved Nixon had committed crimes.

[uponit7771]

9. +1

[uponit7771]

10. +1

[lindysalsagal]

11. Thank you.