Posted on 11/24/2019 9:47:45 AM PST by Kaslin
Poll after poll has shown that Americans are increasingly opposed to the Democrats' partisan impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) has repeatedly beaten the impeachment drum, saying the American people do want to "get to the bottom" of what took place in Trump's call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
But you know the impeachment inquiries aren't going very well when Washington Post Congressional Reporter Rachel Bade is admitting Democrats are having cold feet pursuing this agenda.
“I think what we're starting to see, you know, is when the impeachment inquiry was first announced and [Democrats] started to do these depositions, a lot of people were asking, 'Can Nancy Pelosi peel off any Republicans?'" Bade asked "But I increasingly think the question is becoming does [Nancy Pelosi] lose more Democrats? Because Republicans have really unified behind the president, and although two Democrats voted against the impeachment inquiry rules that they voted on a couple of weeks ago, we are hearing behind-the-scenes there are moderates getting cold feet. And it comes back to these ads and people being afraid for being punished for voting to impeach the president.”
Democrats are "getting cold feet" because this is no longer about an impeachment inquiry. This is about whether or not to draft articles of impeachment, which would then move to the Senate (assuming the vote passed the House). This impeachment vote puts Democrats from red and purple areas between a rock and a hard place. When these Democrats stuck with their party and voted in favor of an impeachment inquiry, they were able to argue this was merely an investigation to "get the facts" surrounding Ukraine, not an actual bill to move forward with impeaching President Trump. Now those same Democrats have to vote and go on-the-record with whether or not they believe Trump's offenses were impeachable. That makes them vulnerable in districts where their constituents voted for Trump
Misdirection. As soon as the DEMs have a manufactured poll or two showing support for impeachment, especially from independents, there will be an impeachment vote.
I say they will go with some kind of Censure and propagandize it to the max. It won’t work.
The Rats don’t want a senate trial because they are scared to death of Discovery and there would be tons of Discovery in a trial.
The Rats screwed themselves. Lol
Sorry I can not post the link to the video, even though it’s there.
Thanks, Kaslin.
They can manufacture all the polls they want. The voters are much smarter then they.
If they vote for impeachment they will lose the House and President Trump will win in a landslide.
Your move, schiff for brains.
Any R Senator that votes for impeachment can expect to lose the votes of up to a third of their base in their next election.
Problem for the Democrats is the number of people who want Trump removed are around 25-30% max.
This is the hill they want to die on? 70-75% of the public doesn’t care or have an opinion.
Democrats can have all the hearings they want but these numbers are set in stone. Nothing they do will lead to a huge shift in public opinion.
They are hosed.
Any of us that voted for President Trump in 2016, and now millions more, are REALLY sick of their chit. The Dems are trying to invalidate my vote...and, yours! And, yours! And, yours! And, yours!
It’s no more complicated than that.
See ya in 2020, Dems - when we stomp your butts! MAGA! KAG!
But who is Evan?
I agree. They will learn from the Clinton impeachment. Had Gingrich gone for censure he would have gotten 390 House votes. The only reason the De.s may not is the solidity of the House GOP. If they cannot get to 300 ayes Pelosi won’t go for censure. Buy she needs to lose fewer than 16 Dems to vote to impeach. She might be finding herself in a tough spot.
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Impeachment was meant for presidents who murder, rape or steal big amounts of money. It wasn’t meant for wheeling and dealing that all heads of state do.
hillary is much worse! she uses her foundation as a convenient way to receive bribery money from those who expect favors from her. She wants to be president so she can give them the favors she was paid to do.
No, I want to get to the bottom of what Joe and Hunter Biden were doing in Ukraine.
Rachael Bade looks more like a ‘Rachael Babe’, although her forehead is somewhat distorted.
The pigs at wapo are scared... others too at nyt.
Unfriendly persons now have accessible documents related to specific financial transaction involving dnc operatives and their overseas accounts. There are real foriegn accounts involved... real Russians who did not grant a penny to any Republican.
These people thought they were immune to repercussions. They should have better considered those with whom they had previously dealt with. Those parties are gladly screwing them now.
Under the buss with you. It is amusing.
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