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we better move on impeachment inquiry while we have the House; especially since zero or less has been done to address real election fraud.
trev
(1,480 posts)is every bit as important as impeachment/defeat of Trump.
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)We flipped two house seats in 2018 in Texas. Both were red districts. Nancy Pelosi does not want to risk these seats
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diva77
(7,643 posts)Gothmog
(145,242 posts)Article of Impeachment are a stunt. Right now the polling shows only 27% favor an impeachment inquiry which is a far cry from actual article of impeachment. That number is up 10% percent from the prior polling which is some movement. 27% is not sufficient to win a congressional seat. Many moderate democrats are worried and for good reason. Right now it is my understanding that only 60+ house democrats favor an impeachment inquiry and that is not close to half of the caucus.
Moderate democrats have reason to worry
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Were not anywhere close, Peterson told The Daily Beast as he exited the House floor on Tuesday. Hes been pressing his colleagues in the House Democratic caucus to recognize that this simple fact should put impeachment fever to bed, for now. But he says he hasnt had much luck.....
But political concerns clearly are a factor for Democratic moderates and the leadership that is closely following their re-election prospects. Pelosi, for starters, has fed the idea that Trump would welcome impeachment because it would fire up his base heading into the 2020 election. Impeachment proponents scoff at that argument, stressing that historical data isnt conclusive that the public rallies to the president under fire. But polling data tends to show that the country right now isnt enamored with the idea. A new survey from a Michigan-based pollster found in that key swing state, over 41 percent of voters strongly oppose impeachment, while 27 percent strongly supported.
The two seats that we flipped in Texas would likely be lost if we file articles of impeachment and trump is vindicated by a GOP controlled Senate.
I want to pick up additional house seats this term and not lose seats. Lizzie and Collin are both good people and it would be a shame to lose these House members. I have been on the phone with both of them (dialing for dollar calls) and they are class people. Collin was with Marc Elias' firm and was involved in the 2016 voter protection efforts.
I support Nancy Pelosi's position here. I also support calling witnesses to testify bout the Mueller report and seeing if we can get the polling to shift on the percentage of Americans who support an impeachment inquiry (which is a far cry from Article of Impeachment).
mcar
(42,331 posts)diva77
(7,643 posts)while we have the House. Impeachment should not be a tool for political expedience. It's too bad it was viewed through that filter during Dubya's reign.
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)I am a lawyer and I volunteer a great deal of time on voter protection efforts. The only real fraud that has been documented is absentee ballot fraud by republicans. If you have real proof of voter fraud, I can put in contact with the DNC or the attorneys who represent the state of Texas in voter rights cases.
diva77
(7,643 posts)Gothmog
(145,242 posts)I am very concern about GOP voter suppression efforts. For both the 2016 and 2018 elections, we have large voter protection efforts in place.
MagickMuffin
(15,942 posts)Hopefully Dallas has had enough of him, and they'll keep Allred.
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)MagickMuffin
(15,942 posts)Hopefully they'll out pander each other. It's kinda obvious they need a black person to run against the black incumbent Allred.
But hey Dallas just elected a black Mayor so well wait and see who the voters prefer.
Gothmog
(145,242 posts)I am his list and we spent 10 minutes discussing Texas races. This is the third call that I have gotten from him. I will be donating to him
MagickMuffin
(15,942 posts)My district can't seem to vote against Kay (do nothing) Granger.
Her family is sleazy as all get outs. They are both involved in the Trinity River Vision. Spending 100s of millions of $$$$$, which I can only guess is going in their pockets.
Fort Worth can't turn blue enough, but we're working on it.