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| ‘There's no model for this': Impeachment timeline crashes into Democratic primary |
| 2019-11-01 |
| [Politico] On its current path, the impeachment case against President Donald Trump is on a collision course with perhaps the most pivotal period in the Democratic primary, threatening to unravel the campaign plans of some of the top 2020 contenders. The House is unlikely to vote on impeachment until the end of the year, meaning the Senate trial against Trump figures to begin in January ‐ just weeks before the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses. It’s an event that could require the six Democratic presidential prospects to remain in Washington every workday for at least a month. Depending on when the trial begins, or if it drags on, the trial could affect the New Hampshire primary on Feb. 11, a day shy of the 21 th anniversary of President Clinton’s acquittal after a five-week Senate trial. There’s no consensus over which Democratic contenders are advantaged by an impeachment trial. Candidates such as Joe Biden or Pete Buttigieg won’t be chained to senatorial desks, leaving them to stump unfettered in the two early states. But the six senators ‐ Michael Bennet, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren ‐ will occupy the national spotlight as jurors, located at the center of the political universe of impeachment. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 Guilty of running the country for American's rather than globalists at the deep state. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-11-01 17:55 |
| #6 Trump must have a whole lot on the Dems. The Dems seem to be in a panic. They've put the impeachment outcome before anything else. The Dems have convicted and sentenced Trump before the trial. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2019-11-01 13:17 |
| #5 SteveS is not Dr. Steve. He is a lot more snarky :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-11-01 10:43 |
| #4 Your Shitshow of Shitshows. The only remedy is to throw these disgusting clowns out of office. Get out the vote. Volunteer to register voters if you live in or next to a battleground state: Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania especially. Vote these shitheads out. Get organizing. Get busy. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-11-01 10:35 |
| #3 I dunno Dr. Steve. No matter what, "They have chosen....poorly". |
| Posted by: Warthog 2019-11-01 10:27 |
| #2 There is only so much room in the news cycle. Do you want to spend your talking points doing Orange Man Bad or extolling the amazing qualities of the totally awesome Dem front-runner of the hour? Choose wisely! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-11-01 05:02 |
| #1 ...But why are Booker, Harris, et al, even being allowed to sit as jurors? There is a clear conflict of interest here... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-11-01 04:29 |