Audrey Fahlberg’s latest report ends by quoting President Trump:
“You got to win the midterms, because if we don’t win the midterms,” the president warned Republicans at the House GOP policy retreat on Tuesday, “I’ll get impeached.”
He’s probably right about that. But it’s not clear why the prospect worries him. As I wrote a few weeks ago,
Judging from the fundraising emails I get from Republican-aligned groups, what Republicans most dread about a Democratic House is the possibility of a third Trump impeachment. But why? With Senate conviction out of the question, impeachment has become a glorified censure resolution. Trump was on track to win reelection in 2020 after his first impeachment, losing only because of the covid-19 pandemic and the public reaction to his leadership during it. The second impeachment didn’t keep him from roaring back to the presidency. If anything, a third impeachment — even one making an airtight case — would bind his base to him more firmly.