The problem with impeachment talk is all of Trump’s crimes were things that were widely known (or easily anticipated) during the election. The voter’s saw these issues and still elected, it would be very hard to justify an impeachment based on them.
On the other hand, if the Dems can use subpoena power to find proof of Russian collusion or Trump deciding policy for personal financial gain that could change the calculus (although the Senate it still a huge obstacle).
Really I think the best strategy is to use the committees to start issuing subpeona’s and airing his dirty laundry. There’s enough scandals that they can plausibly drive the media cycle right up till 2020.
Impeachment is entirely political. There is no need to justify it. The charges don’t really matter. Power matters.
It’s fairly pointless because it’s just setting yourself up for a loss. McConnell has it voted down five minutes after the house passes a charge, or maybe just says he will ignore it, maga hats high five. Unhelpful leftists all post on Twitter about what a loser pelosi, or whoever, is.
He also just publicly admitted that any investigations he launches into the House will be part of a purely politically-motivated “game” rather than based on legitimate National Security concerns.
If I’m being honest, I secretly hoped there would be a complete Democratic takeover (as I think many of us did), but I also had a deep fear that they would pretty much lose everything.
So we got something in-between and it feels like a bit of a letdown.
The unfortunate thing is that we’re going to see a lot of in-fighting on the left as the centrist democrats try to appeal to a non-existent voter who “just wants civility.” It’s going to be painful to watch.
The main hope I have now that the GOP has been completely taken over by Trump, is that their Faustian bargain comes due… Without Trump I don’t think the GOP stands much of a chance, so if some unforeseen event removes him from the situation or if he somehow turns toxic, well, a boy can dream, right?
I think we might be well served to think of this election along the lines of a “Gettysburg” moment. Lincoln was privately disappointed at the outcome of the battle because he thought General Meade had blown his chance to defeat Lee’s army once and for all, but even so it was a major tipping point in the war.
We need to focus on how to make the most effective use of the tactical victories we just won.
