Proper Democratic Strategy (tm)
1. Start impeachment.
2. Before the impeachment hearing(s) are even over, begin discussion on whether he will get the death penalty or only jailed for life. Make sure this debate is vigorous, loud, and all-consuming at every opportunity to debate the punishment. Even have a few people suggest "25 years" only to have them shouted down as "crazy".
3. After impeachment is final, start a media cycle where the message is all about the House doing their part, and now "its time to see which punishment the Senate will deliver, the life sentence or death sentence." Talk about the sentence, never about "if" the Senate will convict. Make sure you have ad campaigns lined up in Republican districts/states along the lines of "Call your Representative (or Senator) and demand the death sentence!" and other ads like "The death sentence is off the table!" Stuff like that.
4. Also immediately start discussion about what kind of President Pence will be. Keep as much discussion on this as possible. Refer to him as "pending President Pence" and "soon-to-be President Pence." Choke down your vomit as you say these things.
5. Before the Senate trial even starts, begin to thank the Republican Senators for their promise of a conviction and laud them on their integrity to protect the Office of the President from someone who "betrayed" their party. Again, choke down your vomit as you say these things.
This strategy, if properly done, should guarantee the results we are after.
