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Tatiana

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9. He has to be impeached. But we need to win these midterms.
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 02:58 PM
Dec 2016

Which will be difficult. No Republicans would vote to impeach the moron at this point, except for Graham and McCain (maybe). Even Ryan is on board with the promise of being able to privatize the most important government programs.

I don't know how... but we need a Midterm Miracle. We not only need to defend our seats, but pick some up in the House and Senate. This is unlikely, but I don't underestimate "buyer's remorse" once all those Trump voters in the military realize their VA benefit are going bye bye and the Seniors realize Medicare is being privatized and they will be forced to spend entire chunks of their fixed income to stay alive. Not to mention all the Democrats and Independents who stayed home in 2016, which led to the current disastrous outcome of Trump winning the Presidency.

We have to paint 2018 as a referendum on Trump. If we come close to winning back a branch of Congress, we may be able to persuade the very few actual conservatives in the Republican party to get rid of Trump.

There are a number of things he could be impeached for, including treason for giving aid and comfort to our nation's enemies.

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Yep. nt marybourg Dec 2016 #1
So many just do not get it. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #2
Even not, many do not get it. MineralMan Dec 2016 #6
So true. Wellstone ruled Dec 2016 #14
I agree completely. The mid-term elections are our only hope bowens43 Dec 2016 #3
The Republicans have already shown their true colors. Blue Shoes Dec 2016 #4
They've been showing those colors for years. MineralMan Dec 2016 #5
And then we have Pence, not sure that's an improvement ... n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #7
That would NOT be an improvement. MineralMan Dec 2016 #10
Extremely well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #12
The problem is not the voters. truebluegreen Dec 2016 #27
I take it from your screen name that you are a Green Party MineralMan Dec 2016 #29
Nope. I'm an environmentalist truebluegreen Dec 2016 #30
And you think Donald Trump will support environmental causes? MineralMan Dec 2016 #31
Idiot. Where did I ever say that? truebluegreen Dec 2016 #32
The play should be to impeach Trump and Pence Simultaneously. fescuerescue Dec 2016 #20
Paul Ryan is #3. liberaltrucker Dec 2016 #21
Uh, no. That would be Paul Ryan. MineralMan Dec 2016 #24
Actually, doesn't that put Paul Ryan into the WH? n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #28
We need to mobilize and prepare now for 2018 midterms. redstatebluegirl Dec 2016 #8
He has to be impeached. But we need to win these midterms. Tatiana Dec 2016 #9
True. But the Interstate Cross Check needs to be investigated for the NEXT elections think Dec 2016 #11
I agree, but, who is going to do that? MineralMan Dec 2016 #13
#DirtyDonald #DirtyKobach #TheResistance #InterstateCrosscheck think Dec 2016 #19
Please allow me to add lapislzi Dec 2016 #15
Exactly. It's all that grunt work that makes the difference. MineralMan Dec 2016 #16
Right on, MM lapislzi Dec 2016 #22
Yeah I know ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #17
Yup. Pence thinks God's on his side. MineralMan Dec 2016 #18
and if Trump were to resign/be convicted/die of a heart attack etc Pence would totally TeamPooka Dec 2016 #36
that's not the way politics works bigtree Dec 2016 #23
He can resign as well. Yavin4 Dec 2016 #25
Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #26
I was going to say that. Technically there are other ways that are antithetical TeamPooka Dec 2016 #35
I do not see getting 67 senators to vote for impeachment Gothmog Dec 2016 #33
You mean removal. roamer65 Dec 2016 #37
There is an old saying doggie breath Dec 2016 #34
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