The Fact That Romney, Manchin, Jones, and Sinema Voted Not To Acquit Was A HUGE Defeat For Trumpism. [View all]
Yeah, we all knew the spineless, amoral, lickspittle GOP Senators would acquit Trump. We all knew that was going to happen.
But, for two solid weeks, Fox 'News' (aka Trump's cheerleading squad) has been crowing that NOT A SINGLE REPUBLICAN would vote against acquittal, and TWO OR THREE OF THE DEMOCRATS would vote FOR acquittal. The fact that that didn't happen is a HUGE BLOW to Trump.
For two weeks, Fox News has been blathering about how 'vulnerable Democrats in purple States' might flip sides. And about how we should watch Joe Manchin and Doug Jones, and maybe Kyrsten Sinema very closely.
Make no mistake about it, if Manchin, Jones of Sinema had flipped, Trump and his flying monkey squad would have declared 'the greatest victory in the history of our Nation!' No fooling.
But, the fact that NOT ONE Democrat flipped, and ONE REPUBLICAN actually DID flip is a (relatively speaking) HUGE DEFEAT.
Do you remember how a couple of House Democrats voted against Trump's impeachment? That allowed Trump and Fox to gloat that "there was BI-PARTISAN SUPPORT AGAINST the impeachment, and only PARTISAN DEMOCRAT (sic) support FOR impeachment."
Can you imagine how insufferable they'd have been if there was ALSO BIPARTISAN support for Trump's acquittal, and only 'partisan' support for his removal???
BUT NOW THEY CAN'T SAY THAT! BRAVO to Romney, Manchin, Jones and Sinema!
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