On Impeachment
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It’s not being a Doomer to discuss politics realistically and to ask questions. In my view, it’s extremely important to move out of the current politics of this day and to work through harder and more long-term questions. So if earlier today, I suggested that the 25th Amendment fantasy was just that, it’s time to get serious about the other way to get rid of Trump.
Democrats are obviously going to win the House this fall and with GA-14 moving 25 points in the Democrats’ direction, maybe buy a good bit.
So what to do about Trump?
I know the answer–impeach his criminal ass. I support this too. Donald Trump is the worst person in American history and the crimes he’s committed are legion. There’s no legal reason not to impeach him. Investigate, impeach, and…..
We do have to answer the next question. The chances of Trump being convicted are about the same as getting rid of him through the 25th Amendment. There are two distinct options here though. The first is that Republicans hold onto the Senate. If that happens, they don’t even consider the impeachment. It gets flushed. And then what do we do?
The second is that Democrats have a slight majority. At that point, Democrats can hold the trial and do all that. Trump will not be removed from office barring Democrats winning minimum 60 seats and that’s being extremely optimistic on how much this would scare enough other Republicans for removal. And then what do we do?
These are questions we have to answer. Now, I know the answer is going to be, do it again. OK, fine. But remember something–the average American voter is a moron. This is a person who vote based on vibes. They aren’t going to pay attention. They aren’t going to care. Do it once, OK. Keep doing it and it’s entirely possible they even start sympathizing more with Trump again. This is not a reason to not keep doing it, but it’s something that is plausible and repeated impeachments are likely to have diminishing returns anyway. What about the price of eggs, or something.
We have the voters we have. We have the system we have. It’s not great!
Given that, what are Democratic strategies going forward when impeachment almost certainly fails to get rid of Scumbag Don? Now is the time to start having these conversations.