01-30-2020, 10:47 AM
(01-30-2020, 10:31 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: With the defense is refusing to accurately answer questions from the moderate Republicans, I hope those 3 don't fold when it comes time to voting for witnesses...
(01-30-2020, 10:33 AM)GMDino Wrote: Gonna fold like a house of cards and they say they had "concerns" but gosh darn it the prosecution just didn't convince them.
Pretty much. We know that Trump is going to get the acquittal; there is zero chance of him being removed from office. But if he is acquitted after hearing what would presumably be damning testimony from relevant witnesses it would be a much worse look on the GOP. The moderate GOP Senators still have to think about their colleagues because without a majority, they hold less power. So the political calculus isn't just about their own re-election (because let's be honest, none of them have many scruples left at this point) it is also about the re-election of these other Senators.
The likelihood of four defections isn't high.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
