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      To the extent they have the votes. Impeachment and removal means getting Republicans to vote for it

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        I think at this point the humiliation would be the best we could get. But godDAMN would that be worth it. Probably would kill him.

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        I think that might actually be a possibility.

        Republicans in Congress have just seen what being loyal to Trump will get them. And it will only take a few of them breaking ranks…

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          It takes a 2/3 supermajority in the Senate. That means an awful big chunk of the Republicans would have to be willing.

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            They have 54 dems for sure, maybe 56 if remaining undecided seats go dem – since those two remaining seats are currently leaning dem, let’s assume they’ll have 56.

            A 2/3 supermajority requires 67. They’ll need 11 of the 44 Republicans to go along with it. Yes, that’s kind of a big ask, but it’s only 1/4 of them. And in the Senate in particular, some of them will be looking at trying to get reelected in 2028. A presidential election year, which already doesn’t usually bode well for Republicans. After looking at what happened in the midterms, I think it’s plausible that you could find 11 Republicans who are willing to throw Trump under the impeachment bus in order to distance themselves from him and improve their reelection chances.

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        They can impeach with the votes they have now. They won’t get a conviction, but they will get an investigation that will embarrass the MAGAts, give them an opportunity to court potential defectors and provide material for a future trial once Trump is out of office.

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    Rape, pedophilia, corruption, family enrichment, crony deals, Russian puppet, market manipulation, wife’s immigration status, intimidation of political rivals, abuse of powers of office,…

    When?

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      Forgot the DOGE shenanigans, allowing his personal friend to run off with the ultimate treasure trove of private data about every single American.

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    We need to move past thinking about looking into maybe considering doing something about bad things. This is the time for action, and the old DNC playbook is not fit for this. They have all the tools to do meaningful things right now, and the old leadershit HATES that cause they’re quite content collecting perestige and a paycheck in their little circle without making any real change. These people are not working for you, but there are now many people in the party who DO want to.

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    Affordabillity would mean the Iran War, which has raised gas prices. But the Dems won’t do shit about that because they are in favour of the Iran War.