Impeachment Trial Could Hurt Presidential Campaigns

[applegrove]

Impeachment Trial Could Hurt Presidential Campaigns

October 17, 2019 at 8:20 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 163 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2019/10/17/impeachment-trial-could-hurt-presidential-campaigns/

"SNIP.....

BuzzFeed News: “An impeachment trial would consume every senator’s schedule. Under the Senate’s current rules, all senators must be in session Monday through Saturday, starting at around noon each day. The trial may last several weeks — Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial lasted five — thus taking several candidates off the campaign trail the month before the primaries start.”

“That’s a major problem for the six senators running to be the Democratic nominee for president — Cory Booker, Michael Bennet, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.”

“In theory, the Senate could change its rules and lighten the schedule. But that would require unanimous consent from both Democrats and Republicans, and that’s unlikely.”

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[elleng]

1. Would surely change the landscape. It MUST happen.

We'll deal with it, some better than others.

[JoeOtterbein]

6. +1000!

[secondwind]

2. McTurtle has said the trial will be swift...... but that was a week ago..... I hope that the GOP

Senators will come to their senses and VOTE TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE!!!

[VarryOn]

9. I read today they may be rethinking the quick trial...

Opting to put on a full defense of the President to "change the narrative" by conducting a trial with subpoenas, depos, witness, etc. Bring it on, I say!

It sounds though that Senators see impeachment as a certainty. It's just a matter of when.

[hedda_foil]

3. So that's what the turtle has up his shell.

[Pachamama]

4. It won't hurt Biden or Buttigieg

[applegrove]

5. I'm sure the others will think of ways to stay in the media every day they are in Washington.

[relayerbob]

12. Actually ...

because they won't be in the limelight, it may very well hurt them, especially if one or more of the Senators does a good job.

[TomSlick]

7. Yeah, that sucks. U.S. Senators obliged to do their job.

There will be plenty of time to run from President. First things first.

[Quackers]

18. That's what I was thinking. This is their job.

I hate how this article is literally playing politics while ignoring the threat to our country.

[myohmy2]

8. or...

...showcase and make some Dems huge stars...let those Dems who truly want the President Job step up their game and meet the impeachment challenge head on...

...for most in this country feel the impeachment and trial of trump must occur...

...what would this country look or be like if a president could get away with trump's criminal shit?

...kiss our Constitution and system goodbye without trump's impeachment and removal...

...

[brush]

10. Or it could help the Democratic Party's candidate. trump is going to be impeached.

That is no longer in doubt, whether the repugs in the Senate vote to convict is what is now in doubt.

With all the evidence that is coming out everyday, trump and the repugs crimes won't help their image to voters IMO.

[relayerbob]

11. I doubt it hurts anything

Relative motion between the candidates has been pretty minimal, all things considered. I doubt it really impacts the trajectory much, other than some major problem in performance by one of those performers. I can see it giving them an increase in visibility, at the expense of the others. But in the end, I think it's a wash,

[cstanleytech]

13. I think a wiser move at this point might be to simply keep the investigation ongoing but not

bring it to the House for a vote nor the Senate for a trial until after the election.
Why? Varies reasons.
The main one is because it generates heat under the feet of the Repugnants in the House and Senate such as Susan Collins as they waste resources that they could use on their own campaigns to try to protect Trump every time he steps on a new landmine.
Besides we risk nothing at this point by waiting to see if he even wins a 2nd term at which point if he loses he can be charged like the common criminal that he is and if he wins we can then impeach him.

[Quackers]

20. Absolutely not.

What Trump has done is an affront to the very office he represents. There is logic in holding off for a time in order to make the Republicans uncomfortable. It applies pressure where needed and forces them to defend a losing position or finally forces them to admit Trump is wrong and should be impeached. However, holding off till after the election just for political sake reeks of the same dirty tactics that most of the republicans are using.

I disagree that we risk nothing by waiting. If we wait till after the election, we give another talking point to Republicans that this was done just for political gain and that impeachment was just a stunt. The general public will in turn agree because all they see is this never ending investigation and accusations but no action on it.

If we drag this out till after the election, not only is it wrong, it goes against the oath our representatives took when elected.

[DaDeacon]

22. Democrats could lose the house ...

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-generic-ballot-polls/

Waiting is not worth the risk. Do it now while you have the gavel. Worse yet he wins re-election and we lose the house there is nothing stopping his criminal regime outside of a party who is winning the keys to their own judgement. Even if you mixed the results and the Republicans win the house and we win the White House impeachment will just become a political football we will try to impeach a lame duck president and they would clearly be gearing up for a revenge tour.

[cstanleytech]

23. True we could lose the House but I don't think that's going to happen largely due to Trump.

You have to agree he did help drag them down like an anchor in the last election, right?
So you would you agree that it's likely it will happen again as long as he keeps stepping on those landmines?
Would you then agree that strategically it might be better to use the discussion of the investigation to weaken the Republicans because of how they're defending him?

[NCLefty]

14. Trump ever running hurt presidential campaigns. We need to rise above him.

[Hortensis]

15. This is the primary, Applegrove. It may be a problem for

individual candidates who are still hoping to finally break out, but it won't hurt Democrats. We will elect a real Democrat. I promise.

[applegrove]

17. ;)

[Sherman A1]

16. I would not be surprised if that was the plan all along

An Impeachment really sucks the air out of the room.

I certainly believe that he needs to be impeached and removed from office, resign to spend more time with his family (or money or whatever) but the media will focus on the shiny object and not the substance of the needed debate of ideas.

[hlthe2b]

19. Like worrying that the shelter built to evade impending nuke attack is going to destroy landscape...

I don't get this very craven view of things. Our entire democracy is at stake.

[NurseJackie]

21. Great analogy.