The upcoming impeachment votes in Congress are forcing members to take clear sides: Are you with Trump or against him? There's no room for ambivalence, and voters will remember where their representatives stand.
Polls show Trump remains popular in the battleground districts he carried, where impeachment is a tougher sell than it is nationally.
Red-district Democrats are now nearly united behind impeachment, even though many members recognize they may take a political hit for doing so.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey learned that lesson the hard way, deciding it was easier to switch parties and become a Republican than remain one of the only House Democrats to oppose articles of impeachment.
Impeachment will likely boost GOP prospects in about 20 Democratic-held seats where Trump is fairly popular and the Democratic representative is still undefined.
The GOP-aligned outside group American Action Network has already targeted 17 vulnerable Democrats with over $100,000 in television advertising on impeachment.
Impeachment is likely to be a fundraising and recruiting boomlet for Republicans, at a time when many GOP congressional challengers have been struggling to raise money.
https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/703354?unlock=0Q5OMTK7T15LEGT6
Polls show Trump remains popular in the battleground districts he carried, where impeachment is a tougher sell than it is nationally.
Red-district Democrats are now nearly united behind impeachment, even though many members recognize they may take a political hit for doing so.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey learned that lesson the hard way, deciding it was easier to switch parties and become a Republican than remain one of the only House Democrats to oppose articles of impeachment.
Impeachment will likely boost GOP prospects in about 20 Democratic-held seats where Trump is fairly popular and the Democratic representative is still undefined.
The GOP-aligned outside group American Action Network has already targeted 17 vulnerable Democrats with over $100,000 in television advertising on impeachment.
Impeachment is likely to be a fundraising and recruiting boomlet for Republicans, at a time when many GOP congressional challengers have been struggling to raise money.
https://www.nationaljournal.com/s/703354?unlock=0Q5OMTK7T15LEGT6
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