Donald Trump - All things impeachment.... | Acquitted in the Senate

[langster]

Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet

 

[Revan]

Who’s conflating him and Trump?

He’s a Republican in all but name and if he’s the nominee the turnout will be crap and people will again wonder why.

He’s not a Republican all in name though (outside of this forum).

 

[oneniltothearsenal]

3rd highest since the 1968 election, which was the last time it was over 60%. It was lower than 2008 (Obama's Hope) and 2004 (you either love W. or hate him).

I'm actually surprised election turnout is so low in general in the US. A few times it's been below 50%, and many times it's been below 60%. I'm used to 75-85% in Norway (more 80% than 85% lately, to be fair).

Not surprising. You have a multi-party system in Norway. The two party system in the US, especially when its two neo-liberal corporate parties, leaves a huge chunk of the population feeling disenfranchised and disconnected from election.

What's more surprising is how quickly the Democrats abandoned the only winning message they've had in the 21st century that drove the highest turnout since 1968 just to throw up entitled neo-liberal garbage like shillary

 

[Jaqen H'ghar]

The independents, Obama/Trump swing voters, aren't all "even more right" than Biden and Co. Admittedly some of them are and I'd hedge my bets that they are lost to Trump regardless of if it's Bernie or Biden which is why Biden isn't the best option if you're trying to win independent votes back. The right wing independents are lost to Trump and the left wing independents aren't going to be energised by Biden.

A lot of people who swung over to Trump did so because they saw him as an anarchist who was going to force real change in politics and make the system work for them again, he also worked on an anti-globalist anti-imperialist platform and claimed he would get American troops out of the middle east. How do you think that's working out for them?

Bernie is running on a similar populist platform albeit completely different in his message. He's anarchic, he wants to fight the establishment, he wants America to stop wasting lives and money attacking the middle east and he's pro working class.

Good post.

Regarding the bolded I think Trump has changed the goalposts while keeping his base distracted with the Twitter schtick. They probably think he's the most productive and straight talking president ever.

 

[Pexbo]

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Best of luck working with your Republican friends Joe.

 

[The Firestarter]

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Best of luck working with your Republican friends Joe.

Wasn't impeachment solely for crimes during the actual presidential term?

 

[Beachryan]

Wasn't impeachment solely for crimes during the actual presidential term?

I thought that too, wasn't the whole GOP argument about all Trumps pre presidential crimes that the voters knew and still made their decision?

 

[Kentonio]

I thought that too, wasn't the whole GOP argument about all Trumps pre presidential crimes that the voters knew and still made their decision?

Since when did Republicans give a damn about little things like consistency or honesty?

 

[Pexbo]

Also what they’re accusing Biden of and suggesting they will impeach him for, Trump is guilty of a thousand times over during his current presidency. So it would be good to see them all on record confirming it as an impeachable act.

 

[sun_tzu]

Wasn't impeachment solely for crimes during the actual presidential term?

I presume as he did it whilst v.p. they will argue it applies... Whilst trump was a private citizen
I'm sure they will be able to spin something and get it in front of the supreme court
That said trump's gonna win in November so it won't matter

 

[Rado_N]

Also what they’re accusing Biden of and suggesting they will impeach him for, Trump is guilty of a thousand times over during his current presidency. So it would be good to see them all on record confirming it as an impeachable act.

"Just because actions meet a standard of impeachment does not mean it is in the best interest of the country to remove a President from office. ...

"... I will not vote to remove the President because doing so would inflict extraordinary and potentially irreparable damage to our already divided nation."

 

[The Firestarter]

If there is any silver lining of this radioactive fallout cloud, it is that at least some people finally opened their eyes and saw how corrupt this political establishment has gotten. Or has always been.

 

[Organic Potatoes]

Wasn't impeachment solely for crimes during the actual presidential term?

She’s just shitposting. And saying the quiet part out loud...

They won’t have the votes to impeach regardless.

 

[The Brown Bull]

Iowa on Monday (tweets about crazy bernie, corrupt Biden, Pocahontas and does he have a name for Pete yet... If not I'll take a punt on him going with Gaylord Pete)
Tuesday is State of the Union ... Lots of talk about whichhunt and how he will be aquitted as the most innocent ever president tomorrow
Wednesday - aquitted and 100s of tweets about draining the swamp
He's gonna need his phone charger handy if he's gonna tweet his way through all that
Thursday... Fly to Florida for a long weekend golfing

Pete the Puff?

 

[Walrus]

I had a dream a few nights ago that Trump actually won the Nobel Peace Prize.

More of a nightmare, really.

 

[Raulduke]

For what it's worth...

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[Drifter]

Powerful speech from Romney.

 

[Dr. Dwayne]

'Not that there's anything wrong with that Pete' aka NTTAWWT Pete.

 

[Adisa]

That is somewhat huge. It will sting Trump.
No matter what you think of him(I have a dim view of Romney), credit where it is due.

 

[Fergies Gum]

Fair play to Romney.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

If a democratic senator defects and votes to acquit now, it will be extremely embarrassing.

 

[matherto]

If a democratic senator defects and votes to acquit now, it will be extremely embarrassing.

The Dems are that useless that you know at least one or two will.

 

[fishfingers15]

Mitt Romney, welcome to the resistance

 

[Fergies Gum]

If a democratic senator defects and votes to acquit now, it will be extremely embarrassing.

Good chance Manchin will. Possibly Sinema as well.

 

[Pexbo]

Good chance Manchin will. Possibly Sinema as well.

Seriously bad optics for both the Dems and them.

If they vote to acquit for their own re-election hopes when it will do serious damage to Democrat hopes in November, they should be expelled from the party.

 

[Rob]

It doesn’t really matter, does it? Even if Romney and a few others turn on Trump, he still gets acquitted, gets to tweet “TOTAL EXONERATION, WITCH HUNT ENDED” and wins the election since plenty of Americans will think that it probably was a witch hunt then and the only truly inspiring candidate for the dems is a 78 year old guy who half the country thinks is a communist.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

It doesn’t really matter, does it? Even if Romney and a few others turn on Trump, he still gets acquitted, gets to tweet “TOTAL EXONERATION, WITCH HUNT ENDED” and wins the election since plenty of Americans will think that it probably was a witch hunt then and the only truly inspiring candidate for the dems is a 78 year old guy who half the country thinks is a communist.

They claimed that it was a total partisan vote in the congress but if Romney votes otherwise, they can't claim that now.

 

[Fergies Gum]

Seriously bad optics for both the Dems and them.

If they vote to acquit for their own re-election hopes when it will do serious damage to Democrat hopes in November, they should be expelled from the party.

Sinema just announced she is voting to convict.

 

[Rado_N]

They claimed that it was a total partisan vote in the congress but if Romney votes otherwise, they can't claim that now.

Because the GOP always let the truth lead them.

 

[Fergies Gum]

Hopefully Manchin votes 'present' on both counts.

 

[SirAF]

That is somewhat huge. It will sting Trump.
No matter what you think of him(I have a dim view of Romney), credit where it is due.

This. I mean, he’s going to catch hell from «his own» for this.

 

[Fergies Gum]

Manchin votes to convict

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[Pexbo]

Excellent.

 

[esmufc07]

How long til the total exoneration tweet?

 

[SirAF]

How long til the total exoneration tweet?

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[Mike Smalling]

Any chance of Romney inspiring 20 other Republican senators to do the right thing?

 

[SirAF]

Any chance of Romney inspiring 20 other Republican senators to do the right thing?

Zero chance.

 

[Rado_N]

Any chance of Romney inspiring 20 other Republican senators to do the right thing?

More chance United win the league this season.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

There has to be a twist, it can't be this straight forward even for Trump and Moscow Mitch.

 

[Wednesday at Stoke]

Imagine if Romney now either primaries Trump or makes an independent run.