Sunday, November 17, 2019

Dems switched from "quid pro quo" to "bribery" because a focus group told them it was better

Chris Wallace on "How political" impeachment is: House Dems changed messaging after focus grouphttps://t.

Several Democrats have stopped using the term "Quid pro quo," instead describing "Bribery" as a more direct summation of Trump's alleged conduct.

Among the questions put to participants was whether "Quid pro quo," "Extortion" or "Bribery" was a more compelling description of Trump's conduct.

According to two people familiar with the results, which circulated among Democrats this week, the focus groups found "Bribery" to be most damning.

It makes me laugh to think of Dems needing a focus group to explain to them that "Bribery," a concept even kindergarteners grasp as wrong, is a bit more effective than "Quid pro quo" when trying to turn public opinion against the president.

That's so elementary that I assumed they switched to bribery in their messaging for legal reasons, because it's an impeachable offense specified in the Constitution.

If the facts, which haven't changed materially since this started, told a straightforward story of bribery all along then why was the less definitive "Abuse of power" cited until recently as the core claim against POTUS?

https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2019/11/15/confirmed-dems-switched-quid-pro-quo-bribery-focus-group-told-better/

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