Posted on 10/02/2019 8:16:41 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Democrat Senators from red states have expressed concern that the impeachment process started by Nancy Pelosi "may spin out of control and destroy any chance their party might have of winning back the majority next year," according to a report from The Hill. These Democrats believe that if their party doesn't act quickly, Trump could "turn the tables on them."
“It’s really incumbent on the House to really be laser-focused. The president is a master of pivoting and deflecting and I think it’s really important to stay focused,” said Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.), who narrowly won re-election in a Republican-leaning state in 2018.
Tester said the impeachment inquiry should be focused on Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, where he pressed for an investigation of former Vice President Joe Biden.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D), who represents Trump-friendly West Virginia, also warned of Democrats focusing on old issues.
“I think it’s much better if it’s going to be focused because there’s a whole load of hay out there that they’ve been talking about for so long,” he said.
One Democrat senator who spoke anonymously said that Nancy Pelosi wants to keep the scope of the impeachment inquiry as "narrow" as possible. This anonymous senator supports a broader inquiry but said that “people are worried” about an internal political fallout.
Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.), who is up for re-election next year in a pro-Trump state, said he doesn’t want impeachment to drag on and expressed concern they could drown out negotiations on a new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal and a multi-year highway authorization bill.
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Democrats hoist on their impeachment petard. Love it!
Time for red state Democrats to speak out. Will they?
You bet they want to keep it narrow. Will Mitch let them?
I'm happy!
SanFranNan recently said she is willing to sacrifice the House to remove a duly elected and popular President. I think we can meet her half way - take the House and re-eklect Trump.
The president is a master of pivoting and deflecting and I think it’s really important to stay focused,” said Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.),
Jon, Jon, you forgot trolling. Trump has a Master’s in Trolling.
From the looks of it, No-No Nancy was assiduously working behind the scenes setting this up.....while she publicly denounced impeachment.
Conniving little *itch.
Nancy handed Trump his second term on a silver platter with this impeachment hooey.
Gosh, she sounds horrible this morning. Not only her cracking voice but also the stuttering around trying to find her words. It’s no wonder the Squad hyenas have pounced on the weak old thing. She needs to retire along with Bernie.
Who expected anything less from her?
The public is finding out about the Democrat shenanigans. No impeachment vote. No Republican witnesses. No Republican cross-examination. Changing whistleblower rules. On and on and on. And, in the meanwhile, why isn’t the RNC going ballistic?
They aren’t the slightest bit worried about the truth, only their reelection.
[[[Gosh, she sounds horrible this morning. Not only her cracking voice but also the stuttering around trying to find her words. ]]]
She’s also using a larger trowel for the makeup lately.
She looks like she’s defeated. The crazies are taking their toll.
At the rate things are going that might be the least of their worries.
AND it’s sinking lamestream media credibility to 20,000 fathoms. A lot to like here.
It's not up to him. The Senate acts on the charges the House sends over.
Pelosi has said defending the US Constitution now is more important than the democrats holding the majority in the House in 2020. I surmise there is something that she is not saying, like she excepts the 2020 election will not happen. Now what would cause the election to get canceled? Maybe a hot civil war of which the democrats seem to be orchestrating to ignite by trying to illegitimately remove President Trump.
Tester thinks this is about Trump.
He is wrong.
(see my tagline)
So the house Rats set the parameters of the questions and witnesses?
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