11-13-2019, 11:47 AM
It's impossible to know exactly what's going on in any given person's head. We can only take their words, actions and non-verbal communications as keys to understanding their perspective. I really want to believe the words coming out of Republicans' mouths when they say they genuinely don't see anything impeachable here. But it's extremely difficult to believe that.
For a Senator like Graham to openly say he is going to disregard any evidence and that his mind is already made up is one of the most openly and blatantly corrupt things I've ever heard a United States politician say. If you were called for jury duty and went up and said "I just want to let you know that, regardless of what happens here, I will find the defendant innocent" there is no way in hell the juror gets approved for jury duty. This is what Graham just did, yet he cannot be dismissed from his duty because he's a Senator.
It's very clear, based on their words and actions, that these Republicans are playing to Trump's base with this outright refusal to consider anything that will occur in these public hearings. I don't think it'll really hurt their chances of being re-elected either. Among polled Trump supporters, 62% of them said they "could not think of anything that Trump could do, or fail to do, in his term as president that would make [them] disapprove of the job he is doing."
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/469058-poll-62-of-trump-supporters-say-nothing-the-president-could-do-would
That's a level of extremist loyalty that I'm not sure any Politician has ever had before. So playing to that base is as sure a bet as you could possibly have regarding re-election.
As of October 14th, 89% of Republicans still approve of Trump.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/203198/presidential-approval-ratings-donald-trump.aspx
I bet there are more recent polls, but the fact that it's still that high is all Republican Senators need to know regarding whether he should be impeached or not.
Politics are just a game to Politicians. So many of them seem to be detached from the reality of their actions. When their cards are on the table, I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of politicians (from both parties) believe that, as long as they keep getting re-elected, it doesn't really matter what beliefs they have. They will play to their base and make decisions based on what will get them re-elected rather than what's best for the country.
I just wish that Congress members had term limits. Maybe then they'd be more inclined to actually change things or fix things with the power they've been given by their constituents, rather than being career politicians who simply spout platitudes and ideologies that will keep them in office, collecting tax payer and lobbyist money to sit on their hands and not actually fix anything during their time in office.
For a Senator like Graham to openly say he is going to disregard any evidence and that his mind is already made up is one of the most openly and blatantly corrupt things I've ever heard a United States politician say. If you were called for jury duty and went up and said "I just want to let you know that, regardless of what happens here, I will find the defendant innocent" there is no way in hell the juror gets approved for jury duty. This is what Graham just did, yet he cannot be dismissed from his duty because he's a Senator.
It's very clear, based on their words and actions, that these Republicans are playing to Trump's base with this outright refusal to consider anything that will occur in these public hearings. I don't think it'll really hurt their chances of being re-elected either. Among polled Trump supporters, 62% of them said they "could not think of anything that Trump could do, or fail to do, in his term as president that would make [them] disapprove of the job he is doing."
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/469058-poll-62-of-trump-supporters-say-nothing-the-president-could-do-would
That's a level of extremist loyalty that I'm not sure any Politician has ever had before. So playing to that base is as sure a bet as you could possibly have regarding re-election.
As of October 14th, 89% of Republicans still approve of Trump.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/203198/presidential-approval-ratings-donald-trump.aspx
I bet there are more recent polls, but the fact that it's still that high is all Republican Senators need to know regarding whether he should be impeached or not.
Politics are just a game to Politicians. So many of them seem to be detached from the reality of their actions. When their cards are on the table, I wouldn't be surprised if the majority of politicians (from both parties) believe that, as long as they keep getting re-elected, it doesn't really matter what beliefs they have. They will play to their base and make decisions based on what will get them re-elected rather than what's best for the country.
I just wish that Congress members had term limits. Maybe then they'd be more inclined to actually change things or fix things with the power they've been given by their constituents, rather than being career politicians who simply spout platitudes and ideologies that will keep them in office, collecting tax payer and lobbyist money to sit on their hands and not actually fix anything during their time in office.
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