The decision to impeach Trump rests with moderate Democrats representing districts Trump won. If enough defect, the effort will fail in the House.
WASHINGTON – Rep. Elissa Slotkin can tell when another TV ad criticizing her vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has aired in her central Michigan district: The angry calls to her congressional office spike.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., isn't strong-arming rank-and-file Democrats to support impeachment, calling it a vote of conscience. But she and her deputies have found ways to entice moderates to support such a politically risky move. Moderates said it helped that leadership scheduled the final impeachment vote to be sandwiched between votes on ratification of a new North American trade agreement and spending bills that include priorities for their districts.
Slotkin was part of the blue wave in 2018 that flipped the House to Democratic control. Because two-thirds of those Trump district Democrats have been in office for less than a year, they lack the advantage of long-term incumbency that could help them weather a risky vote in a battleground district.Read the articles: Read the full text of the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump
Enough! These Democrats in Trump districts said they were with @realDonaldTrump. They lied! - Now now its time to hear from OUR MOVEMENT. Here’s a complete thread of their handles & phone #s. Call non-stop, tweet at them, tell them this will NOT STAND & you’ll remember in Nov! RTThe possibility of Democrats defectingAt least 10 of the Trump district Democrats, including Lamb, have said they plan to back impeachment.
In a story first reported by Politico and confirmed by USA TODAY, a group of Democratic moderates, including several representing red districts, briefly explored the idea of proposing a resolution to censure the president rather than impeach, saying a verbal rebuke is a more appropriate remedy than calling for removal.
Rep. Elaine Luria, whose Virginia district went to Trump by about 4 points, said she will vote for impeachment, but it's important to show constituents that impeachment is not stymieing progress on bread-and-butter issues. O'Halleran, the Arizona congressman, a former Chicago homicide detective who represents a district Trump won in 2016, said he decided to back impeachment after reviewing the evidence much like he would in a criminal investigation.
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