Quote Originally Posted by LDAHL View Post
Yes, but that was basically true before the kerfuffle commenced. The needle hasn’t much moved for quite a while. I think the people who want Trump out, in which number I include myself, would much prefer the standard electoral route. I think the Democrats ( and everyone else’s) interests would be better served by producing a viable opposition candidate than producing daytime drama.
I suspect within the context of national polls the line have been drawn and any effect the impeachment delay has had would be difficult to measure and is probably negligible. Here in my swing state we have a GOP senator up for re-election. State polls show more then 65% are in favor of calling more witnesses and evidence. Senator Gardner has been noticeably mum in offering opinions or indications of how he might vote, although he's pretty much towed the Trump line on other issues. When you get down to microcosms of possible effects, it's probably even more difficult to say the delay and more attention to with holding witnesses might have, but it could have some significance.