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In reply to the discussion: I'll be blunt. Democrats help "normalize" Trump if we wait for an election to hold him accountable [View all]Locutusofborg
(525 posts)The Republicans in the Senate and red state voters stand by Trump no matter what. I count 8 states where a Republican Senator up for reelection in 2020 MIGHT possibly be vulnerable: Arizona, Colorado, Maine, North Carolina, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas and Montana. The rest of the Republican Senate seats being contested in 2020 are in solidly red states. From a Republican point of view, deserting Trump is more dangerous to a senators reelection chances than backing Trump. His current job approval rating among Republicans is 53% strongly approve and 28% somewhat approve.
https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2019-07/2019_reuters_tracking_-_core_political_party_strength_matchups_07_10_2019.pdf
One Republican member of Congress out of 250 representatives and senators has come out for impeachment and he (Rep. Amash) promptly left the Republican Party.