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10. He's hardly the first person to suggest this.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Sat Sep 21, 2019, 02:18 PM

Sep 2019

I don't know if he's right or wrong, but it's hardly crazy to think impeachment followed by a corrupt senate clearing him of all charges and denouncing the whole exercise as baseless and partisan might actually help republicans politically.

Impeachment is *meant* to be a deterrent, but if the jury pool is in the defendant's pocket, it probably isn't very effective....

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Nate Silver goes full batshit [View all] Roland99 Sep 2019 OP

Fuck Nate Silver. dalton99a Sep 2019 #1

:) And all the others, who'd actually prefer you remain in Hortensis Sep 2019 #17

Got a point there empedocles Sep 2019 #2

Sounds to me like Palin logic. gordianot Sep 2019 #3

You may not agree with it Downtown Hound Sep 2019 #4

Impeaching trump will only help him... lame54 Sep 2019 #7

As far as I'm concerned it's not a forgone conclusion Downtown Hound Sep 2019 #8

Schrodinger's Impeachment lame54 Sep 2019 #9

It really is, isn't it? eom Control-Z Sep 2019 #12

Zing! Roland99 Sep 2019 #13

Go to bed Nate, you're drunk. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #5

Don't look to stat geeks for insights on political leadership BeyondGeography Sep 2019 #6

He's hardly the first person to suggest this. unblock Sep 2019 #10

i dont get it... samnsara Sep 2019 #11

It seems that they didn't suspect a entire un-American and corrupt party. rockfordfile Sep 2019 #14

I've separated "impeachent" from "impeachment hearings" in my mind... albacore Sep 2019 #15

Trump is not finished unless we beat him in a election he will try to steal standingtall Sep 2019 #16