The Memo: Trump allies want to turn midterms into 'impeachment referendum'

[DonViejo]

BY NIALL STANAGE - 05/01/18 06:00 AM EDT

Influential figures close to President Trump want to make the midterm elections a referendum on his performance — and on his possible impeachment.

The people advancing this view are mostly veterans of the 2016 campaign, including Trump’s first campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, former deputy campaign manager David Bossie and Trump’s erstwhile chief strategist Stephen Bannon, The Hill has learned.

Democratic enthusiasm in the elections is likely to be sky-high, given the broad liberal antipathy to the president. The best way to counteract that, the cadre of loyalists believe, is to make the stakes high enough to draw hordes of conservative voters to the polls.

If those voters believe Democrats want to throw Trump out of office — the most dramatic negation of the 2016 result imaginable — they might rally to his side.

Lewandowski and Bossie traveled with Trump to Michigan for a rally on Saturday evening. Lewandowski declared that Michigan was “Trump country.”

Trump paid tribute to Lewandowski’s strategic abilities from the stage — “he only ran one campaign and he won. So he’s one for one” — before going on to make a version of the argument that his former campaign manager and others are said to be urging on him.

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[tanyev]

1. Not sure I see a downside to Trump and company out there constantly talking about being impeached.

Be careful what you ask for and all that.

[Fullduplexxx]

2. And we can run on we need a check on an out of control president

[Phoenix61]

3. IMO that helps the dems

We can have add after add after add showing how he has personally profited while in office while taking from everybody else. Then focus on how the dem platform helps everyone and stay far far away from impeachment talk.

[kentuck]

4. If the Republicans cared for our country...

...they would be doing their job and getting to the bottom of this attack upon our country.

They are clearly showing that they do not have the ability to govern,

[Johonny]

5. I'm okay with that. Dems can run on issues while GOPers remind Dems voters Dems will

go after Trump's criminal activity. A nice two for.

[muntrv]

6. Democrats should follow the same strategy that Doug Jones and Conor Lamb pursued.