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In reply to the discussion: DON'T IMPEACH TRUMP! [View all]
 

brush

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31. It's pretty well Dem concensus that we're not running on impeachment for the...
Sat Aug 25, 2018, 01:21 AM
Aug 2018

Nov. elections. Pelosi has already directed her caucus to not even talk about impeachment before the election. There's no sense in it anyway to begin proceedings in the House until we know 67 Senators are willing to side with that in the trial in the Senate. We're definitely not there yet.

And most of us here know impeachment talk might bring out even more of trump's deplorable, hardcore voters from under their rocks, and maybe even fire up those who are reeling in disgust from the latest indictments. No need to drive any of them back to trump.

And we've heard the argument through out the 2016 campaign about getting back white, working class trump voters. If some of them decide to ditch their tribalism and vote for their economic well being, fine, but to attract those racists we will have to enunciate policies that favor their right wing mindsets but will turn off our base and most of us ain't having it. We beat trump's ass in 2016 by 3m votes and now that everyone knows for sure that he's a criminal, forget catering to his racist base.

If they have any loyalty to the country and any decency they'll desert that traitor without us having to compromise our principles.

And btw, there are all kinds of online postings of buyers' remorse and trump regret, which has only deepened and gotten louder since the indictments, pleas and desperate grabs by former trump loyalists for immunity this week.

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DON'T IMPEACH TRUMP! [View all] mia Aug 2018 OP
Good argument there...nt 2naSalit Aug 2018 #1
Doing nothing is a shitty plan lame54 Aug 2018 #2
Connecting voters with values that matter to them is hardly "doing nothing." mia Aug 2018 #3
No reason why we can't do both. meadowlander Aug 2018 #11
There are 67 reasons why we can't do both shanny Aug 2018 #23
Nothing in this article suggests... lame54 Aug 2018 #19
It's pretty well Dem concensus that we're not running on impeachment for the... brush Aug 2018 #31
Thank you. peekaloo Aug 2018 #42
Fine. No impeachment provided he faces criminal charges from NY State Roland99 Aug 2018 #4
Yeah, let's keep our powder dry.until---you know----later! How much damage could Atticus Aug 2018 #5
Trump will continue to do damage with every day that passes. mia Aug 2018 #17
And trying to mend fences is impossible. This is why... Roland99 Aug 2018 #6
Too late... liberal N proud Aug 2018 #7
It is not equally divided. Trump has less than 40% redstateblues Aug 2018 #27
Still deeply divided liberal N proud Aug 2018 #40
Impeachment was created for this very reason Loki Liesmith Aug 2018 #8
Long televised hearings that air all the dirty laundry AdamGG Aug 2018 #9
Evil should not stand. I hope we can multi-task. nt babylonsister Aug 2018 #10
If not impeached / resigned & if R candidate in 2020, would be total disaster for Republicons. Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2018 #12
Disagree on forgetting impeachment, agree on giving Americans JDC Aug 2018 #13
Why does the working class think Democrats left them behind? meadowlander Aug 2018 #14
Well said! mia Aug 2018 #16
+1000 BlueWI Aug 2018 #22
White working people think they've been left behind because of race. Period. EffieBlack Aug 2018 #36
This is already a bitterly divided nation of stupid people. Oneironaut Aug 2018 #15
I'm Sorry, But Any Scenario That Doesn't End With Trump In Prison Is A Failure ChoppinBroccoli Aug 2018 #18
Depends. We shouldn't impeach presidents for purely political reasons. But serious and demonstrable struggle4progress Aug 2018 #20
If conspiring with foreign powers to undermine an election BlueWI Aug 2018 #21
I agree with most. Blue_true Aug 2018 #24
That paragraph about leaving white working class people behind under Obama is 100% bullshit jcgoldie Aug 2018 #25
THANK you EffieBlack Aug 2018 #37
Yes, it is bullshit. betsuni Aug 2018 #41
We really, really don't have that kind of time. dchill Aug 2018 #26
I'm sorry, Dr. Dunn. I'm not sure I agree. Aristus Aug 2018 #28
It Will Again Take 8 Years Of A Democratic President LandOfHopeAndDreams Aug 2018 #29
That is 50% correct... Mike Nelson Aug 2018 #30
It's the economy stupid garybeck Aug 2018 #32
I cannot abide the status quo. I just can't. Laffy Kat Aug 2018 #33
Smells like vodka Iterate Aug 2018 #34
Again with the "we must reconnect with the poor neglected white working Americans" bullshit EffieBlack Aug 2018 #35
Congress can take the nuclear button out of his hand... kentuck Aug 2018 #38
If Trump is impeached, we get President Pence. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2018 #39
If we're talking about Trump committing one or more crimes and breaking the law.. DemocraticSocialist8 Aug 2018 #43
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