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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Adam Davidson

      1. This thread is a fair response to criticisms that Davidson's article doesn't answer political question of how Trump goes down.https://twitter.com/adamdavidson/status/985543549088423936 …

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      Adam DavidsonVerified account @adamdavidson
      In answer to @NateSilver538 and @mattyglesias : The politics looks uphill. I am making an argument that it takes some time for the national narrative to adjust to awful facts. I have seen it vividly twice in the last fifteen years. Historians could point to many other examples.
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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

      2. Trump's poll numbers have been remarkable even despite all the surface turmoil of administration: low but steady at between 36% and 42% -- as flat as the Kansas horizon.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

      3. What will it take for Trump's base to abandon him (and thus give GOP opening to support impeachment & removal)? I think the answer might well be: televised hearings.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

      4. Reading @rickperlstein excellent The Invisible Bridge (about Watergate & Reagan), I was struck by role televised hearings played in changing public opinion.

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

          5. Watching Nixon's goons flail around in hearings (which became national obsession in 1973/1974) really chipped away at GOP support for president.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

          6. So far most of Trump's scandals relatively offstage: Mueller's running tight ship, there's lots of reporting from unnamed sources. Only Stormy Daniels telegenic (and she's rattled Trump for that reason, among others).

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        4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

          7. And so far house & senate hearings have been behind closed doors. If Dems take House and/or Senate, they should really push for televised hearings.

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        5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

          8. If there are televised hearings, Fox will of course try to spin or maybe run lots and lots of panda porn. But I think that won't work.pic.twitter.com/cdZ25aeY2S

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        6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

          9. If there are televised corruption hearings, they'll be the biggest news. If Fox tries to counter with Panda Porn strategy they'll lose viewers (even GOP base will want news).

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        7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 15 Apr 2018

          10. And live hearings will also limit ability of anyone to really spin them. I think that's the best way to chip at Trump's support.

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        1. Leslie Miller‏ @cleentonn 15 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @rickperlstein

          they will be downplayed if not ignored on Fox News though

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        1. KO Murphy‏ @klcmurphy 15 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @rickperlstein

          I bet you would find that a large majority of that 40ish% who still approve of Trump get their news from Fox News. It's a huge problem in a democracy when such a large swath of voters are only informed by propaganda.

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        1. Shawn Goldwater‏ @ShawnGoldwater 15 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          yes but surely Fox wouldn't carry it, just the counter-narrative, Clinton conspiracy theories, etc etc.

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        1. Peter Kohan‏ @peterkohan 15 Apr 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @rickperlstein

          Also remember what “televised hearings meant in 1973/74 versus what it would mean today, with so many viewing/entertainment options at people’s fingertips. Impact will be large, but also easier to tune out if you want.

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