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In reply to the discussion: The conventional wisdom is that impeachment will help Trump. [View all]FBaggins
(26,732 posts)54. I would not assume that he can't pick up votes
There are a significant number of Republicans who refused to support him the first time around because they assumed that they were being lied to about judges and assumed that he would not govern as a conservative. Those people are now willing to accept pretty much anything if it means replacing Ginsburg or Breyer with another Kavanaugh.
There are also millions of people who dont follow politics and dont care about what hes done. Its the economy, stupid is still a thing.
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Yeah, I mean what the fuck does someone like Nancy Pelosi know about politics, right?
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2019
#27
Dems don't need all agree on everything. However, Nancy has been selected by our reps
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#48
Being an active citizen with independent insight is not armchair quarterbacking.
BlueWI
Apr 2019
#50
And flying the plane looks very different from coach than it does from the cockpit.
ehrnst
Apr 2019
#53
An impeachment is an indictment. If the Senate doesn't toss him out, it's like an aquittal.
OhZone
Apr 2019
#9
Then at the least let America see that it's republicans wanting to keep the criminal in place
uponit7771
Apr 2019
#13
He will play the victim, say the democrats targeted him and solidify his support
redstatebluegirl
Apr 2019
#7
He'll do that anyway, he's a liar. We're damned if we do damned if we don't might as well do the....
uponit7771
Apr 2019
#15
Impeachment hurt dems after Johnson and Clinton and hurt reps after Nixon there's no
uponit7771
Apr 2019
#19
It won't. It will put Republicans on the DEFENSIVE, having to defend Trump's actions.
manor321
Apr 2019
#20
Dems would be better at messaging, too, if they had the media monopoly the rethugs have.
diva77
Apr 2019
#40
Conventional in whose minds?! Not mine. Conventional wisdom here, based on Nixon, is that
KPN
Apr 2019
#24
His turnout is going to be depressed because the ACA still exists and there is no wall
Recursion
Apr 2019
#28