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Drunken Irishman

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5. When half the country still opposes impeachment, you have a battle...

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 12:03 PM

Sep 2018

A battle to convince enough House members to vote for it knowing basically half the country opposes it... then find enough senators to convict and remove or what's the damn point? The Democrats won't have enough votes in the senate to convict and what do you gain out of impeachment without removal? He's still president and now maybe even more emboldened.

What did Nixon in was the fear of impeachment/removal but also, the huge amount of support lost by Republicans, which made impeachment a non-political issue. Trump is so despised by Democrats that I bet most would have said to impeach on day one. He also has a huge amount of GOP support. Until they waver, especially in the senate, it's a pointless endeavor that can only make him stronger.

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GRAPHICS: Trump impeachment poll numbers vs. other impeachees [View all] yurbud Aug 2018 OP

The difference between Nixon and Bush/Trump is huge. Drunken Irishman Aug 2018 #1

It's odd for Democrats to make the Clinton analogy because the public never bought it yurbud Aug 2018 #3

so you think the only difference between Trump, Nixon, & Clinton is viability of removal? yurbud Sep 2018 #4

When half the country still opposes impeachment, you have a battle... Drunken Irishman Sep 2018 #5

centrist Democrats don't understand optics at all yurbud Sep 2018 #6

Not really. There's clearly not enough to push impeachment. Drunken Irishman Sep 2018 #8

how is worrying about suppressing enthusiasm of your opponent's base a winning strategy? yurbud Sep 2018 #9

It wouldnt Suppress the opponents fallout87 Sep 2018 #11

Why not consider what would motivate DEMOCRATIC voters & non-voters yurbud Sep 2018 #12

Thank you empedocles Aug 2018 #2

and Trump's numbers are like that even before the Mueller report has come out renate Sep 2018 #7

and Nixon was a smart, competent president on some issues yurbud Sep 2018 #10