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TheRealNorth

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23. If you don't impeach
Fri Apr 19, 2019, 05:59 PM
Apr 2019

Then you can forget using obstruction of justice as a campaign talking point. Furthermore, you are going to be cornered into saying either Trump didn't commit a crime, you don't know, or that you didn't think his obstruction warranted impeachment. Because, what are you going to say - yes Trump committed a crime but we let him get away with it because we fought it was politically expedient?

Rather than wasting energy debating whether to impeach it, we should be using that energy on how we are going to sell it.

Old poll Dan Apr 2019 #1
The senate will not convict Cosmocat Apr 2019 #2
Lay out your logic. How will it hurt if the Senate is proven to be traitorous cowards? maxsolomon Apr 2019 #3
Exactly Blecht Apr 2019 #15
Proving my point Cosmocat Apr 2019 #16
Cynical conjecture. maxsolomon Apr 2019 #19
He could (and would) certainly try. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #20
In other words, we should impeach this President even if it costs us control of the House and, marylandblue Apr 2019 #5
how will it do that? maxsolomon Apr 2019 #11
And as I've noted previously, this is not 1998 and Trump isn't Clinton marylandblue Apr 2019 #12
Of course there's risk. maxsolomon Apr 2019 #13
YES, Dan Apr 2019 #14
I mentioned more than just losing the House. marylandblue Apr 2019 #17
I understand what you are saying Dan Apr 2019 #18
If you think I'm talking about a "narrow win-win" then you don't understand what I am saying. nt marylandblue Apr 2019 #21
Sorry, Dan Apr 2019 #22
Lucky congress didn't use that criteria during the Nixon years. triron Apr 2019 #6
"a poll should not determine whether or not Congress impeaches the president" TwilightZone Apr 2019 #8
If you don't impeach TheRealNorth Apr 2019 #23
Why post a poll from more than a month ago? Also, so what if Senate wont convict or remove? tia uponit7771 Apr 2019 #4
Newer polls. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #7
40% for / 42% against as of today snpsmom Apr 2019 #9
Yep, just saw that. Thanks. TwilightZone Apr 2019 #10
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