The one instance in which impeachment did provide leverage to remove a president underscores why the Democrats' attempt will prove futile and likely counterproductive.
The Republicans' lack of at least the latter during Clinton's impeachment should be the ultimate warning to Democrats today.
To get to their sure defeat, today's Democrats will cause deep fractures between their left and moderate members.
A now obvious one is that Democrats will nominate a presidential candidate from the left - likely their most liberal ever.
As the contest goes left, it will be increasingly likely that, as the Democrats' shrinking field competes for votes there, the remaining candidates will play up impeachment that much more to secure the nomination.
Having claimed since the inauguration that Trump deserves impeachment, with presidential standard-bearers amplifying the demand, and with Democrats' House majority enabling impeachment proceedings to occur, how does the party explain not doing so? Failure will call into question the sincerity of their earlier charges.
In order to validate their version, Democrats could feel a need to commit to impeachment in desperate hope of sustaining this narrative.
https://spectator.org/the-democrats-need-impeachment/
The Republicans' lack of at least the latter during Clinton's impeachment should be the ultimate warning to Democrats today.
To get to their sure defeat, today's Democrats will cause deep fractures between their left and moderate members.
A now obvious one is that Democrats will nominate a presidential candidate from the left - likely their most liberal ever.
As the contest goes left, it will be increasingly likely that, as the Democrats' shrinking field competes for votes there, the remaining candidates will play up impeachment that much more to secure the nomination.
Having claimed since the inauguration that Trump deserves impeachment, with presidential standard-bearers amplifying the demand, and with Democrats' House majority enabling impeachment proceedings to occur, how does the party explain not doing so? Failure will call into question the sincerity of their earlier charges.
In order to validate their version, Democrats could feel a need to commit to impeachment in desperate hope of sustaining this narrative.
https://spectator.org/the-democrats-need-impeachment/
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