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riversedge

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6. It would be great if trumpy followed the Nixon saga..........

Sat Apr 20, 2019, 10:19 AM

Apr 2019

....A DUer posted a graph yesterday displaying the public opinion trend for impeaching Nixon, it took a few months but went from 20% to over 50% in a few months, then Nixon quit.

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Impeach or Not? Jonathon Capehart just made a good point. [View all] rufus dog Apr 2019 OP

Public Hearings are What Changed Public Opinion of Nixon dlk Apr 2019 #1

I'm very much in favor of public hearings. NurseJackie Apr 2019 #3

Public hearings on local network television so everyone can see... PeeJ52 Apr 2019 #29

Yup. Time for public hearings. KPN Apr 2019 #30

Yes, and make Tiny testify (if a President can be made to testify about a blow job then Tiny..... groundloop Apr 2019 #33

yes, yes...start the process; get people to understand what the report really says, etc. anarch Apr 2019 #2

We often make fun of low information voters rufus dog Apr 2019 #8

these people are kept "low-information" on purpose (or, you know, mis-leading information) anarch Apr 2019 #15

Part of the dumbing down of America. pangaia Apr 2019 #22

Ditto. KPN Apr 2019 #31

Not everyone is interested loyalsister Apr 2019 #39

Here's that graphic FreepFryer Apr 2019 #4

Thanks FreepFryer rufus dog Apr 2019 #9

Indeed, and it shows that the hearings began shortly after Nixon's peak, after the Paris Peace Talks FreepFryer Apr 2019 #11

Interesting to note that a surreal 24% still approved of Nixon. Just like dumpf. erronis Apr 2019 #41

Agreed! We are being pummeled with BS reasons to consider ourselves optionless. FreepFryer Apr 2019 #42

Poll out todays shows 53% of all voters say Don't Impeach mcar Apr 2019 #5

open hearings but wait till after 2020 election to hold impeachment trial dottie66 Apr 2019 #32

So if national elections can be so easily rigged, how about polls? erronis Apr 2019 #43

It would be great if trumpy followed the Nixon saga.......... riversedge Apr 2019 #6

See post #4 rufus dog Apr 2019 #10

Ride the wave, stay right with the wave... too far in front and you'll stall 4139 Apr 2019 #7

Democrats need to have public hearings NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #12

This! mcar Apr 2019 #28

I just remember Ollie North NewJeffCT Apr 2019 #46

Yeah, need to keep digging and exposing Bradical79 Apr 2019 #13

Public opinion won't change unless we take a stand and call for impeachment hearings. nt SunSeeker Apr 2019 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author stopbush Apr 2019 #16

As all the House investigations ramp up and procon Apr 2019 #17

Change your title to Public Hearings that lead to Impeachment Proceedings Shanti Mama Apr 2019 #18

Public hearings on a gallows so those being questioned pangaia Apr 2019 #24

Start impeachment NOW, work with the momentum, get it all out in public chia Apr 2019 #19

Agree. Start the proceedings. If it makes sense to delay/defer later, then do so. erronis Apr 2019 #45

That would be great if Red Don and Baghdad Barr doesn't stonewall till 2029 uponit7771 Apr 2019 #20

Yes, I agree we need the public (voters) behind us before impeaching. CaptainTruth Apr 2019 #21

I agree. Nitram Apr 2019 #23

You use the process to shift public opinion Fiendish Thingy Apr 2019 #25

Bold. So true. I've been weighing all and recently favor hiring expert sprinkleeninow Apr 2019 #35

The House Needs to do Its Oversight Duty panfluteman Apr 2019 #26

Mueller's Probe DallasNE Apr 2019 #27

Some of the missing investigation may have been farmed out, and some may have been outside Ford_Prefect Apr 2019 #36

Agree On Point About Professional, Solid Work By Mueller Team DallasNE Apr 2019 #40

great discussion - I was listening on TuneIn so could not see who was talking but EveHammond13 Apr 2019 #34

I don't recall her name rufus dog Apr 2019 #37

This is true. The investigations take time and are likely to lead delisen Apr 2019 #38

Charlie Sykes also pointed out that DeminPennswoods Apr 2019 #44