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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThey hammered Hillary on the Emails and Benghazi bullshit for years
to weaken her with the voters. Nothing was ever going to happen as a result of the investigations.
But impeaching Trump over legitimate criminal activity will only make him stronger?
Explain that to me?
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)... presidency.
Clinton's popularity grew but fell months after impeachment and Gore ran away from Clinton in part because people found Clinton dishonest even though people were willing to put up with that for Clinton because of the economy.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)we know the Comey bullshit did damage to her campaign. Yet full impeachment hearings wouldn't hurt Trump?
That is some seriously convoluted logic.
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)but having him acquitted in the Senate will hand Trump a victory going in to the election.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)what were the results of the Clinton investigations. Nothing, but it still hurt her.
All the shit that will come out will not help Trump because the GOP are cowards, it will hurt THEIR re-election.
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)without impeachment.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)but if (when) they uncover high crimes, they must impeach.
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Impeachment without a conviction just hands Trump a victory.
lame54
(35,294 posts)I believe not impeaching leads to Trump's victory
Not saying vote tomorrow
Dig dig dig and build that mountain of evidence
But there has to be an endgame to the investigation
That is impeachment
To collect the evidence and then do nothing shows weakness(which the dems are known for(time to change that image)) and that may lead to no-shows at the polls
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)hands Trump a victory going in to the election. Censure is not doing nothing.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)explain why the bullshit investigations, which had no results, hurt Hillary, but a trial in the Senate with all Trump's crimes laid bare, wouldn't hurt Trump?
Cowardly GOP or not.
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Acquittal by the Senate gives Trump a victory. Hell campaign claiming he was exonerated.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)the meaningless investigations against Hillary were effective.
Bullshit attacks on Hillary, bad for her.
Legitimate investigation on Trump good for him.
You don't see the incongruity.?
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)shouldnt be investigated? Of course investigate him. But the investigations dont need to end in impeachment.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)they should.
Do you doubt he has commited crimes?
Trumpocalypse
(6,143 posts)Thats why we need Congressional investigations. Get it all out there and let the people decide.
What on earth good would a censure be for this? I'd rather do nothing than wrap it all up with meaningless censure. Either impeach now or impeach/prosecute later, but no censure, no way.
mopinko
(70,127 posts)instead of days and days finding no crime.
i suspect our candidate will be the one who stands out in the hearings.
and honestly, if the senate refuses to convict, i think the people will be the ones to drain the swamp.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)MiniMe
(21,717 posts)IMHO, that is how he is getting away with so much.
edhopper
(33,587 posts)it will have an effect.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,122 posts)Bernie & Elizabeth 2020!!!
Welcome to the revolution!!!
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Whitewater, Baking Cookies. And lets not forget HillaryCare. Which would have been a far sight better than the ACA, which I support. But that is just nationally.
I lived in Arkansas from 76-84. She was the main attack against Bill even then. He actually lost re-election in 80 to the first Republican elected since reconstruction. Why? Because Hillary had not changed her name. She went by Hillary Rodman. Ok. Maybe that is an over simplification. Reagan won that year.
But she took his name, he was re-elected and the rest is history.
So 40 years of attacks aided and abetted by the MSM and that woman still won the popular vote
Rant over.