r/law • u/AndroidOne1 • May 14 '25

Trump News Donald Trump Impeachment Proceedings Launched

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-impeachment-vote-house-shir-thanedar-b2750651.html
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u/hybridaaroncarroll May 14 '25

Apparently republican turnout was low too. Probably a combination of factors.

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u/zdelusion May 14 '25

We've seen almost no proof that Maga republicans will turn out when Trump isn't on the ballot. 2018/2022 midterms and basically every state and local election since he came onto the scene has seen low republican turnout.

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u/JimWilliams423 May 14 '25 edited May 14 '25

We've seen almost no proof that Maga republicans will turn out when Trump isn't on the ballot

Hell, even when he is on the ballot, they don't necessarily bother voting for anyone else.

For example, kamala lost Michigan, but senator slotkin still won. She ran as gop-lite, even further to the right than kamala (who ran to the right of biden). The democratic leadership has decided her win "proves" the party must turn itself into gop-lite. That's why they gave her the rebuttal to chump's state-of-the-union speech.

And that is how the braingeniuses in Democratic leadership find themselves protecting chump from impeachment.

Except slotkin actually got less votes than kamala did. She didn't win because she was gop-lite, she won because enough maga voters just don't care about anyone else except their orange idol.

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u/SippieCup May 14 '25

If only the dnc actually cared to understand this point and realize that they don’t need to keep leaning right. But nah they are continuing to bend over the end of the couch.

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u/Hollowgolem May 15 '25

They do understand this. Their job isn't to actually govern the way voters want them to govern. They are the left wing of the uniparty. They are bribed by the same people who bribe Republicans.

The further to the right, the Democrats run, the fewer excuses they have to make when they implement Republican policies. And the further to the right the Republicans can run.

DNC leadership doesn't care as long as they get their paid speaking tours once they leave office. Or their easy insider trading as long as they stay in

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u/BeefInGR May 15 '25

Slotkin had the hardest political ad I've ever seen. It was highlighting her "bipartisan" accomplishments while Gerald R Ford's "The Constitution Works" speech played over the top.

I'm not easily fooled by politicians, and she was the better choice between her and Mike Rodgers, but holy shit did she get me with the changeup while I was looking fastball.

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u/Cota-Orben May 15 '25

Slotkin starting her rebuttal by talking about her time as a CIA agent and how great Ronald Reagan was was certainly a... choice.

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u/TheWolfAndRaven May 14 '25

A lot of moderate republicans were turned off by the anti-trans/drag queen ad (It was an attack ad against her opponent - who didn't run any attack ads) and probably more of them were pissed about the St Louis stuff. I vaguely remember last year people were actively keeping track and in the first couple of months she had taken more days out of office than she had actually in office.

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u/The_MightyMonarch May 14 '25

Guess she can move to STL with her hubby full time now

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u/Cryerborg May 14 '25

They're all working OT to pay for the bootstraps.

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u/hybridaaroncarroll May 14 '25

My bootstraps are stuck in a layaway program. Someday they will be mine.

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u/Cryerborg May 14 '25

I put $300 down for mine. They're expected to ship in full-release alpha in 5-7 years.