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brooklynite

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Mon Sep 16, 2019, 09:48 AM Sep 2019

Moderate Democrats warn Pelosi of impeachment obsession [View all]

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Source: Politico

A day before the House Judiciary Committee took its biggest step yet toward impeachment last week, moderate Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi voiced his frustrations directly to Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The battleground freshman told Pelosi and other leaders at a closed-door meeting that he and other centrists feared that talk of impeaching President Donald Trump was threatening to swamp the Democratic agenda, according to multiple people in the room.

“It’s very frustrating for me — someone coming from a district that was one of the districts that helped get us into the majority — having so much focus on things like impeachment or other issues that are divisive,” Brindisi said in an interview, adding that he’s been talking to fellow swing-district freshmen who have similar concerns with the fall agenda. “We should be focusing on the kitchen table issues.”

In the same meeting, another moderate in the room, Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), pointed to alarming polling from the Democrats’ campaign arm, which showed that voters think the party is “prioritizing impeachment over other issues,” according to an internal summary obtained by POLITICO.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/15/moderate-democrats-pelosi-impeachment-1495832

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She's doing the best that she can FBaggins Sep 2019 #1
The root cause of this predicament bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #2
Dear God! Scarsdale Sep 2019 #15
they should consult outside polling and data to verify. it wouldn't hurt. they won in 2018 bc Kurt V. Sep 2019 #3
Um...no? brooklynite Sep 2019 #8
Thank you for knocking down that false meme that it was hard lefties that won the House redstateblues Sep 2019 #12
Once ALL of tRump's Scarsdale Sep 2019 #16
Or all the impeach now dems decide not to support the dems waffling anymore Fullduplexxx Sep 2019 #18
you misunderstood what i said. Moderate candidates gave us back the house. who were elected Kurt V. Sep 2019 #23
Paradoxically bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #29
Impeachment should not be a progressive/moderate... MosesYastrzemski Sep 2019 #41
Trump will not be removed from office when the Senate declares he is innocent redstateblues Sep 2019 #47
What are we going to do for our base while we are too busy being complacent out of fear JonLP24 Sep 2019 #49
im not sure your if you mean trump wasn't an issue with the candidates or their constituencies? Kurt V. Sep 2019 #34
Both... brooklynite Sep 2019 #35
ok 👍 Kurt V. Sep 2019 #36
Do you have links to verify that? mcar Sep 2019 #13
its from the woman that most accurately predicted the blue wave, rachel bitecofer. Kurt V. Sep 2019 #17
I would say both. Americans are tired of the corruption and fascism. rockfordfile Sep 2019 #40
We need to stop playing around Stargazer09 Sep 2019 #4
Has Trump committed impeachable offenses? Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #5
Hmm, Obstruction of Justice is an impeachable offence isn't it? Jeffersons Ghost Sep 2019 #11
I agree completely... Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #14
Give me a break ............................. turbinetree Sep 2019 #6
Sheesh ananda Sep 2019 #7
K&R Jeffersons Ghost Sep 2019 #9
Swamp the democratic agenda? Swamp the democratic agenda! The Liberal Lion Sep 2019 #10
we kowtow to the cowards at our nation's risk. not_the_one Sep 2019 #20
They are cowards who put party before country and are forgetting their oath nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2019 #19
And ironically, putting party ahead of country may just lose the election for the party as a whole LiberalLovinLug Sep 2019 #38
I SOOO wish "journalists" would take 15 minutes & learn how impeachment works. CaptainTruth Sep 2019 #21
Does anyone think that if Hillary Clinton was innaugurated in 2017 Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #22
Get rid of stumpy and .. Maxheader Sep 2019 #24
On one hand I want Trump impeached and out of office but on the other hand I know we should focus cstanleytech Sep 2019 #25
It has to play out Cary Sep 2019 #26
We can do both, sir..why don't you D-Brindisi, and DMurphy stay focused - earn your stripes.. asiliveandbreathe Sep 2019 #27
Bullshit. Once again Democrats let Republicans define the Democrats and control the message. Freethinker65 Sep 2019 #28
Absolutely. SergeStorms Sep 2019 #30
I know for a fact my "moderate" rep DeminPennswoods Sep 2019 #31
A freshman seeking clout from across the aisle? Shocked I tell ya. Deb Sep 2019 #32
Impeachment is a priority! ! ! Mazeltov Cocktail Sep 2019 #33
"We should be focusing on the kitchen table issues." BumRushDaShow Sep 2019 #37
Chickenshit Democrats will be the death of this nation. Impeachment NOW. (nt) Paladin Sep 2019 #39
What my strategy would be Bradical79 Sep 2019 #42
Moderate Dems should be warned that the Constitution isn't a sometimes thing. Gore1FL Sep 2019 #43
Also, what issues aren't divisive? Bradical79 Sep 2019 #44
Not impeaching Trump will set a terrible precedent. athena Sep 2019 #45
Does Trump deserve to be impeached? standingtall Sep 2019 #46
"Alarming polling from the Democrats' campaign arm, which showed that voters think the party is PufPuf23 Sep 2019 #48
Do 'moderates' ever tire of being wrong? nt RandiFan1290 Sep 2019 #50
Do 'progressives' ever tire of losing? brooklynite Sep 2019 #52
I trust Speaker Pelosi Gothmog Sep 2019 #51
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Sep 2019 #53
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