Barring new information, Peterson will not vote for impeachment

Grand Forks Herald ^ | 12-14-2019 | Carolyn Lange

[LeoTDB69]

Yep. If they suddenly announce a delay on the vote scheduled I figure it would mean they are having trouble “whipping” the votes.

BTW, I am surprised I have never heard the vote “whipping” process called racist with it’s obvious connotations.

[Shady]

Any member who votes to impeach based on this frivolous, made up BS should be expelled for violating their oath of office.

[Last Dakotan]

Colin Peterson won't even run this fall and Minnesota will go Trump.

The backlash over bringing tens of thousands of Somalis to Minnesota will be severe.

[Political Junkie Too]

PotUS, and his legacy, will wear impeachment by these fools like a SuperBowl ring.

If President Trump is smart (and he is), he should declare that he was impeached because the Democrats are afraid of him because he keeps his promises instead of lying about them.

Trump should say he was impeached because growing the economy and bringing back jobs makes the Democrats look bad, and they can't stand that.

Trump should say he was impeached because the 2020 Democrat candidates know they can't beat him.

Trump should say he was impeached because he's good at the job, not because he was bad at it.

-PJ

[combat_boots]

POTUS could say he was impeached because he’s a red-blooded American Patriot

[catnipman]

“Pelosi knows how many votes she needs, permission will be given to a certain number of dems in moderate districts to vote against.”

exactly ... pelosi said that no one was going to put a gun to anyone’s head, but of course that definitely means nancy WILL be putting a gun to everyone’s head ...

[PhiloBedo]

LOL!

[katieanna]

I believe there will be more defections and that there will not be even 216 votes. Yes I am serious.
Kate

[FrdmLvr]

And it’s all true.

[Hebrews 11:6]

...there will not be even 216 votes.

I agree. But if Pelosi doesn't have the votes, then she won't even hold a vote.

[eartick]

a certain number of dems in moderate districts to vote against

Just wait to see who votes toward the end. That is a dead give away who got the nod.

[The Pack Knight]

That would be pretty sweet if Pelosi called a vote on impeachment and the vote actually failed. She would almost certainly have to resign as Speaker.

[datricker]

I’ve been advocating hanging but I believe violence solves some problems. This would be one of those problems. We can’t have douche bag wannabe commie wankers creating a tranny of dunces. I think some neck stretching of these anti American prima Donna’s might give the next bunch of Satan’s little helpers pause.

[cabbieguy]

As a former Minnesotan, it has always surprised me that Rep. Peterson didn’t switch parties. He has always been a common sense person, something not allowed in the democrat party.

[gogeo]

Oh, he will. And many other things.

[DannyTN]

Dem's probably voting no or not voting:

1. Collin Peterson (No this article)
2. Elijah Cummings (Dead but might vote)
3. Katie Hill (Resigned)
4. Ted Lieu (Heart Surgery)
5. Tulsi Gabbard
6. Jose Serrano (Parkinsons)
7. Jeff Van Drew (switching parties)

That's 7, we need 7 more.
Here's the 31 dems in Trump districts:

1. Tom O’Halleran (D-Ariz.)
2. Lucy McBath’s (D-Ga.)
3. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.)
4. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.)
5. Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa)
6. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa)
7. Cindy Axne’s (D-Iowa)
8. Jared Golden (D-Maine)
9. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.)
10. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.)
11. Angie Craig (D-Minn.)
12. Collin Peterson (D-Minn.)
13. Susie Lee’s (D-Nev.)
14. Chris Pappas’s (D-N.H.)
15. Jefferson Van Drew (D-N.J.)
16. Andy Kim (D-N.J.)
17. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.)
18. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.)
19. Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.)
20. Max Rose (D-N.Y.)
21. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.)
22. Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.)
23. Anthony Brindisi (D-N.Y.)
24. Kendra Horn(D-Okla.)
25. Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)
26. Conor Lamb (D-Pa.)
27. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.)
28. Ben McAdams (D-Utah)
29. Elaine Luria’s (D-Va.)
30. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.)
31. Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

[MayflowerMadam]

“it has always surprised me that Rep. Peterson didn’t switch parties.”

Maybe he will; maybe this will be his time. That other guy — VanDrew or something — probably will switch this week. If so, that could start a ball rolling.

[Yaelle]

They’re gonna vote the way their constituents leans.

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Or their gravy train buddies in DC. There’s no true justice. It’s just corrupt a holes in different colored jerseys, wanting to win and keep the cash flowing.

[goldstategop]

They’re trapped. If they vote “yes” they anger their constituents and get tossed out of office. If they vote “no” they anger the moonbat base and get cut off from Democrat re-election funds and they still get tossed out of office.

This is one vote they would rather duck. The Democrat leadership can allow them to vote “present” or just skip the vote.

If it failed, the moonbats would be up in arms but they can always impeach Trump again down the road.

Letting Trump position himself as a martyr is a fools’ errand and there’s no point in doing it when the Senate will acquit him anyway.

Why bother? So much political pain for zero gain.

[DannyTN]

And if it goes to the Senate they lose. Either...

• Trump is immediately acquitted and they lose or
• Trump drags out all the corruption he was concerned about and the corruption that led to the impeachment and the Senate acquitts and they lose.