Thanks, Dalej42 and Dinsdale.
That doesn’t really matter. Trump’s base is solid; surprisingly so. So they’re already going to vote for Trump.
So who cares if they get fired up? They can’t vote harder for Trump.
Each party has a base that always votes for it. If those bases were big enough to win elections, one party would always win. Elections are decided by the people who aren’t in a base; people who are swing voters that are open to voting for either party and indifferent voters who may or may not bother to vote. These are the voters who make a difference and these are the voters who are open to persuasion. (You also have a third group; the people who don’t matter in elections. These are the people who are committed to voting for a third party and the people who don’t vote.)
No. If the best Mueller has to convict guys on tax evasion that happened years before Trump was elected President, he’s 1,000 country miles away from what he was looking for in collusion.
It would take a vote with 75 or more of 100 senators to remove Trump from office.
Perhaps more Democrats will vote the next time around. I believe that many thought Clinton would win without their bothering to vote.
Manafort may be scum, but picking Pence was a brilliant political move, even though it wasn’t seen so at the time. The only other candidate was Chris Christie. Pence does have ties to evangelicals and getting Franklin Graham and Jerry Fallwell, Jr behind Trump was key to his win.
If Pence loses for VP, then he goes into a lobbying job and perhaps a show on Fox News or Trump TV. That beats a possible loss for reelection as Indiana governor
Now that Pecker at the National Enquirer is talking is also possible that he could release McDougal from their agreement? Now, that would be interesting. (Although, I guess there’s not much more she could add to the interview she did with Cooper or whoever it was.)
Correction: sixty seven (67)
I do not believe there is any line Trump could cross that would lead to his removal from office by the Senate.
McDougal was released from her agreement four months ago. She hasn’t said much since. I assume that she is shopping her story around for the best price.
You’re correct. Impeachment won’t happen with a campaign manager being convicted for tax evasion with nothing on the President, but if the Democrats get a majority in the Senate, they can waste their time on calling for a vote.
Bill Clinton’s alleged extramarital affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky resulted in his impeachment by the House of Representatives on Dec. 19, 1998. The charges for the impeachment were perjury and obstruction of justice. In the end, 50 senators voted to convict him on obstruction of justice and 45 found him guilty of perjury. Clinton remained in office because the required two-thirds, or 67-vote, minimum was not reached.
Which predictions, in this thread, are you thinking of? I didn’t see anyone actually predicting impeachment, except in the case of something improbable happening (the Democrats gain control of the Senate).
Reference.com couldn’t have said it better.
:smack: DOH!
There’s a P word for that. I believe Melania Trump employed it during her RNC speech.
About 88%! of Trump’s base (Republicans) approve of his performance and 45% of registered voters approve of his performance as President. Like it or not, these a very high numbers for a sitting President that Democrats want to be impeached. What Republican Senator would vote to remove such a popular president? Political suicide.
And I have news for you. There will NEVER be 67 Democratic Senators before Trump leaves office in 2024.
“Trump’s 24/7 VERY popular propaganda arm” ??? What are you talking about? Its Fox News and Trump’s Twitter account vs. the rest of the MSM. Check out the article from that conservative rag, The Washington Post, “Study: 91 percent of recent network Trump coverage has been negative”.
Faux “News” is absolutely Trump’s propaganda channel. This is obvious. Ask yourself, what other Presidents have granted this “news” channel an interview?
It’s the only god dam thing they listen to.
I small hope that I have is that every republican defending his seat in congress gets replaced by a dem. That might get their attention.
OK that link opens up a page full of bullshit. Do you have a cleaner link to Obama’s Faux interview?
Yes, Obama gave Fox News interviews.
