In the rising Congressional impeachment debate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi occupies the hottest seat. Some think she's burning herself, writes CNBC's John Harwood.
"Pelosi's arguments against initiating impeachment are so obviously weak," Susan Hennessey, executive editor of the online journal Lawfare, tweeted. "This is starting to feel more like House Dems actually just don't know what they're doing." Even if Pelosi approved, it's unclear impeachment could currently muster the 218 votes needed in the House, much less the 67 required for conviction and removal from office in the Republican-led Senate. The Democratic caucus contains 235 members – 31 representing districts Trump won in 2016.
Pelosi's approach matches that sentiment precisely. She has encouraged multiple House committees to keep gathering documents and witness testimony – including testimony from Mueller about his Trump-Russia findings. A quarter-century earlier, congressional Democrats targeted President Richard Nixon over Watergate right after his landslide 1972 reelection. Nixon's Gallup poll approval rating fell from 65% when Senate hearings began in February 1973 to 39% five months later. Trump's Gallup approval stands at 42%.
"I'm as entitled as anyone to want Trump impeached, but Pelosi is handing this exactly right," says Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign manager. "A show vote in the House that goes nowhere in the Senate only gives Trump a win."
Best is to face the President in the election. Trust your electorate.
She represents a total failure of our democracy. A political hack lining her own pockets while trying to overturn a election.
She’s 78
She so brilliant she left town before the a disaster relief bill was passed. And it got blocked.
21st century version of Oliver Cromwell
Those must be republican strategists...
Trump wants impeachment. He knows the Republican Senate won't find him guilty. Will use that for reelection
CNBC, Pelosi doesn’t even know what Pelosi is doing but you do. Clowns 🤡
Almost like Twitter isn't the real world...
retire lady
She doing a good job Keep up the good word
Impeachment by the house is an effort in futility. The Senate will not convict. Nancy and her gang of assholes are rendered useless which is what POTUS is telling her now.
Well I’m convinced, if nothing else, dem strategists have really had their eye on the ball for the last, oh...30 years or so. When have they ever steered us wrong?
Another nonsense post !
Hey how many of these DNC Colluder Harwood pieces do you have to foist on us?
The American people dont like what she's doing tho...
She better hurry up... The declassified documents are not going to be good for the left.
No real strategist likes Pelosi’s ‘let’s hope for the best’ policy - CNBC likes it because it keeps trump in the WH.
Why is she not being investigated
Democratic strategists are never wrong.
Yes, she has support for her plans (schemes) from many of her constituents.
It's coming.....she will have no choice eventually and she knows it. Timing is everything.
Pandering to the strategist vote is always a bad idea. Respect the base or do your own door knocking, phone banking and GOTV-ing.
Speaker Pelosi knows exactly what she's doing. She's way more intelligent and have been doing this a long time. Trump need to take NOTES. Class is SESSION.
The House is on break all next week. They will be in session during June & Half of July.. then they will go on August Recess, not coming back till September.. strategy or just your slow ass government at work with Political Theatre to keep you on the edge of your seat! lol
What stammering her speech and being incoherent.... Yea, real clutch moves for the dying party!
SpeakerPelosi is killing it - Go Nancy Go!
The Dem strategists also liked what Hillary was doing at the time.
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