The problem is that the moneybags groups for the Democratic Party want it to happen, and no Democrat is willing to court the ire of their campaign financiers. Rule One: never annoy them who sign the checks.
and second, if they did, there are not enough votes....even with blackmail....which wouldn't happen.
There would be at least 51 votes for conviction if the Democrats hold the Senate, possibly as many as 55 if the disaster scenario is true.
Let's assume the latter. All they would need is 12 RINOs, opportunists (Howard Baker turned his trip to Nixon into a meal ticket for almost 20 years--so McCain might decide to go for the kill to burnish his "Straight Talk" credentials in '08), and vulnerable targets to vote for conviction.
To blackmail someone to vote for conviction with an "FBI file" would be the dumbest political move possible...because if it got out that this happened...and it would (nothing in DC stays hidden for long)...Hillary's chance in '08 would be finished.
And Hillary's minions in the press would spend their time pushing the story that a few "right-wing extremists" were behind the blackmail rumors, and in the meantime the "right-wing extremist" websites would be targeted for "hacktivism" and legal harrassment.
Also, never underestimate the chances of another Perot coming along to split the center-right vote, especially if the Clintons are involved--Perot was going to make a fortune off of Hillarycare, for example.
This is just like all those people who said Clinton would never leave office...he would declare marial law...etc etc...name the conspiracy theory of your choice.
Didn't happen. So...if the dims take both over...look me up and name a price...I'll take this action. Matter of fact...we can make two bets....1) Impeachment and 2) Conviction.