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I'd actually question whether Pelosi has the numbers to impeach. I imagine a lot of 2018 flipped seats might be hesitant to do so since it might threaten their re-election. I mean, she might, but the actual worst-case scenario is she doesn't and the House fails to even do that. News organizations have been tracking the number of House members calling/open to it and I think it's like... 50 or so right now. Obviously that's not to say everyone else is a no, but I don't know if it's smart to assume they're all automatically onboard.

Impeachment hearings would drown all other news out though. And there's an argument to be made there if you believe drowning out issues from the Democrats is a net negative.

Morally and historically I think impeachment should occur. I also happen to think it would be a benefit politically, even with the Senate vote doomed (polling has indicated that the Kavanaugh situation energized Democrats in the midterms more than it did Republicans and that was a similar "doomed" situation)

However, I do think there's a reasonable (as in "I can understand how you got there even if I disagree") argument against it - basically if you believe it hurts politically then from a cold political standpoint it'd be better to not impeach because at the end of the day it won't lead to removal and won't stop the administration's policies so 2020 is what's most important.
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