Is There Any Way To Exert Pressure On The Repug Party To Deal With Trump?......

[global1]

I know that my question will probably be answered in a very partisan way. I can probably predict many of the answers that I will get to my question. BUT - I'm just trying to think out of the box here and that's why I'm asking this question. Please take my question seriously and make some attempt to help find a creative way to get the Repugs to cooperate with us.

It seems that every way we've turned - we run into roadblocks dealing with Trump. I thought Mueller's Report would be the straw that would break the camels back. Here we are a couple of weeks after its release and though the report couldn't cite Trump for collusion he did say he did not exonerate Trump with respect to 'obstruction of justice'. Yet - even our attempt to get some corroboration with the Mueller Report is being shutdown by Trump. Before you know it the Mueller Report will be just a distant memory and we will have further normalized Trump's actions.

We've watch Trump and his minions commit crimes in full view of all of us yet it seems that nothing sticks on Trump. I don't know if he's just lucky; or if he's a evil genius; or if he just has too many people who's interests are served by - even a criminal Trump - that cause them to come to his aid. Is Trump playing 3 dimensional chess with us?

Everyday - I have snippets of hope that he's cornered and he'll go down soon - but - I've been hearing that for the last 2 1/2 yrs. Everyday I become more and more demoralized and hopeless.

Now I know I'm not the only one feeling this way. In fact - many of the talking heads on the cable news shows seem like they are giving up and are as hopeless as myself. We hear that the Dems are not backing down to Trump's continued obstruction - but - it's great for them to say that - yet they're not even threading water here. They're falling behind.

So I'm trying to think out of the box here. I'm thinking that there must be some way we could exert pressure on the Repugs to help us deal with Trump. After all - they have legacies to protect. They have families, extended families, friends and colleagues - that will all have to suffer the effects of whatever Trump decides to spring on us next. Trump's actions will be with us for decades and well beyond that if we don't deal with him soon. He needs to be removed from the presidency. If the Dems won't go the impeachment route - which they are being fatalistic - and giving up before it's even started by saying - it won't make it through the Senate. McConnell is talking tough - but what if he's bluffing just to make us not even attempt to deal with Trump. How do we know if Mitch is not terrified of the prospect of impeachment - and just talking tough so we quit before we even try.

Is there someway we could reason with them to deal with Trump? What would the Repugs do if the shoe were on the other foot? They remind me of a toy I had as a kid - a car - that when it hit a wall - it changed direction and still kept going. No matter what it banged into it would always manage to change direction and keep on moving.

Can we appeal to the Repugs patriotism for the country? Could we make an appeal to them to defend the Constitution?

I thought when we took the House - we at least had somewhat of an upper hand with Trump. That he'd have to play ball with us. But now he's just turned up his nose in defiance and is stonewalling every attempt we make to perform our Constitutional Duty of 'Oversight'. He won't cooperate. He's just running out the clock.

Our last hope is the 2020 election. But we know that Trump will pull out all the stops to cheat, steal, suppress and get Russian support to remain in office. Hell - he's even saying that he expects to take back the House as well as maintaining the Senate and the WH.

We need to be creative here - but I gotta believe that there is someway we can appeal to the Repugs to help us prevent Trump from destroying our Democracy beyond repair. What kind of pressure can we exert on them to get them to deal with Trump?

[Thomas Hurt]

1. How do you motivate moral cowards?

[Hekate]

2. Call/write every GOP politician in the book, especially if they represent your district/state...

Join Indivisible and persistently visit Repubs' local offices.

Thanks for remembering that the GOP is the other side of the equation -- we need to have the backs of our Dems, not just beat up on them for not being able to work miracles by themselves.

[SoCalDem]

3. They are incorrigible toddlers

totally devoid of manners or common sense.

The only way to bring them down is to expose their reliance on Russian money..

[C_U_L8R]

4. Only if polling looks bad for their fortunes

These clowns don't know much but they can sure grok a poll

[enough]

5. No. 80 percent or so of Republicans approve of Trump. That's who they need to

get themselves re-elected.

[spanone]

6. I don't see it. They appear willing to let him destroy the country.

[global1]

9. You Know You Always Hear Some Dem Congressman Or Senator Say - In Public The Repug Will Say They ...

support Trump but behind the scenes they don't and they badmouth Trump. I got to think that there are a lot of Repug House and Senate members that feel the same. For some reason Trump has them scared - they know if they cross him he'll bad mouth and primary them and they'll lose their job. What has them scared? What is Trump holding over them? Or are the majority of them that are just as compromised as Trump and maybe they are partners in crime?

But I have two thoughts here: 1. there is power in numbers and if enough of them turn on Trump - there ain't much Trump can do; he can't take them all on at once; and 2. I have to believe that there are enough of them that know right from wrong and are just as worried about him as we are. I believe that there are some Repugs in Congress that really do care about this country. I maybe am naive - but that's just me.

I guess I still have faith in mankind that there are many of them that aren't willing to let Trump destroy the country. If only there was some way to get to those Repugs in Congress and appeal to their good judgement. If only there was some way to exert some sort of pressure on them or form an alliance with them.

[spanone]

10. I applaud your faith in mankind. I can see #1 scenario and I just HOPE enough know right from wrong.

there has been scant proof of that for two years, yet I'm hopeful too.

👍🏼

[Raven123]

7. I don't think so

Given extreme polarization, hypergerrymandered voting districts, and the lack of civility, I don’t see it happening. As far as they are concerned, democracy means they have control. We have to take the case to America and hope there are enough decent voters in the right locations to unseat him and retake the Senate.

[stillcool]

8. Trump will probably..

supply the impetus for the GOP to turn. They are dirty, and if their dirt starts to see the light of day, they would turn on Trump in a heartbeat to save themselves. Trump is nothing without them.