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In reply to the discussion: "The Senate won't remove him" - why this is a pathetically weak argument [View all]Martin Eden
(12,867 posts)The title of my post here is to challenge what seems to be an underlying assumption of an argument which focuses entirely on what Trump will say and how his message is conveyed -- while totally ignoring the news coverage of Trump's crimes laid bare and the message of Democrats in the context of impeachment hearings.
Although most people are not political junkies, anyone who hasn't been living under a rock the last 3 years is getting a pretty good picture of Donald Trump by now, and it isn't pretty. Any normal person not in thrall to Fox News will view the damning evidence presented in impeachment hearings not as baseless accusations but in keeping with the character of a person who has been all but impossible to ignore.
How the Democrats present their case and their message to the public will be critically important, but failing to put it all out there would be an acquittal far more damaging than acquittal by Senate Republicans who will be painted as putting their Dear Leader above their country. They will be permanently tarred with the stench of Donald Trump.
Nominating the best Democrat to win the general election in 2020 is a necessity regardless of impeachment.