Fish or Cut Bait: Impeachment revelations and worsening poll numbers may force GOP to dump Trump

Right now, the political consensus suggests that a majority of senators would vote to convict President Trump but not enough to reach the 67 vote threshold necessary to remove him from office. Still, that outcome would further damage Trump’s reelection chances as well as his allies’ chances in Congress and in the states.

Robert A. Vella's avatarThe Secular Jurist

By Robert A. Vella

They say that when you’ve dug a hole you can’t climb out of, you should stop digging.  Likewise, when you’re fishing and not catching anything, you should consider doing something else.  For the Republican Party, a pivotal point may be approaching in its support of President Trump.  They know that they rose to power under his frenetic leadership.  They know that the party base is fanatically behind him.  They know that any disloyalty to him will be met with swift retribution.  They know that, without Trump, enthusiasm among Republican voters would decline perhaps dramatically.  Now, they know something else even more distressing.  As damaging revelations from the impeachment inquiry of Trump’s Ukraine scandal hit the daily headlines and impact public opinion, the GOP finds itself facing the likely prospect of a huge defeat in next year’s elections.

No matter how much they resist the idea of…

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