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In reply to the discussion: A Majority of House Democrats Do Not Support Impeachment. [View all]walkingman
(7,591 posts)expose clear evidence against Trump but because of the vagueness of the Meuller report, like Climate Change, the deny machine gets traction for those that voted for him. Trump learned a long time ago (probably from his youth) that if you deny something enough then a percentage of people will believe you and that is happening now. With social media these days lies, real fake news, has caused the political narrative to become almost cult like. These days people base a lot on their like or dislike of a political figure simply based upon articles that support their way of thinking.
If you remember, the Clinton impeachment gave political talking points to the GOP for at least a decade and I think was a negative in even the Hillary effort for POTUS. That is what I fear about a Trump impeachment. The GOP Senators and Reps all know if they just lay low and constantly deny anything Trump does that the voting public will more than likely quickly forget anything he does. With his daily BS he knows that at some point it is so much that it is impossible to even remember all of his lies and bad behavior.
I think it all comes down to political narrative. People has such a short attention span these days that something in the past becomes just that. We all want a quick, easy fix and we have created a world in which that doesn't exist anymore - just keep pushing it down the road until I fear a collapse of any sense of leadership and replaced with just winning at any cost.