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In reply to the discussion: I'll be blunt. Democrats help "normalize" Trump if we wait for an election to hold him accountable [View all]RVN VET71
(2,753 posts)Impeachment hearings will expose Trump as a treasonous, greedy swine -- and history needs to reflect that. But impeachment hearings in the midst of the 2020 campaign may be able to provide the historic exposure and, at the same time, kick Trump in his mushroom on a daily basis.
It's at least possible that Nancy is not refusing so much as delaying the beginnings of the process. It would, perhaps, have a stronger impact on the electorate if the impeachment process continued through the campaign up to election day.
I'm concerned that, if the Senate has the opportunity to exonerate Trump too soon, the Republicans will have enough time before election day to regain control of the message and refocus it on issues beneficial to their leader. The public's memory of Trump's impeachment in the House could fade as the media relegates it to the back pages, with the obituaries. And, thanks to a weak kneed media, the public would hear less and less about the crimes and misdemeanors of the Trump administration and more and more about the glories of "Space Force" and the "invasion" of poor people from Central America.