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Husband, father; author (of books on FDR, Obama and Carter); MSNBC analyst; documentary filmmaker; columnist; SiriusXm co-host; founder, http://oldgoats.substack.com 

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    Jonathan Alter‏Verified account @jonathanalter 19 Apr 2019

    The idea that Democrats as a whole will suffer if they impeach Trump is fallacious and a misreading of 1998 history. Their pres. candidates can lay out a positive vision while the House performs its constitutional duty. A Senate trial is a necessary part of repairing democracy.

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      2. Derek Newton‏ @DerekTNG 19 Apr 2019
        Replying to @jonathanalter

        One of my core reasons for being so strongly for impeachment is what it says if we don't. Not acting changes the dynamics of acceptance of conduct AND the threshold for action. Both are bad.

        4 replies 20 retweets 102 likes
      3. Suse: Go See Dune in Oct, & Get Vaccinated NOW‏ @dalvajulia 19 Apr 2019
        Replying to @DerekTNG @jonathanalter

        This is what @SpeakerPelosi @RepJerryNadler @LeaderHoyer @chuckschumer don’t seem to understand... and it makes me question their leadership at a critical point in history.

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      2. Aditya Sood‏Verified account @adityasood 19 Apr 2019
        Replying to @jonathanalter

        Yes, part of the reason impeachment backfired on the Republicans in 1998 was that it was transparently frivolous. Not now.

        6 replies 1 retweet 29 likes
      3. stoopcat  😷‏ @hiyawathathecat 19 Apr 2019
        Replying to @adityasood @jonathanalter

        Exactly. Why is that so hard for some people to understand? Media tends to turn it into an abstraction. But the details are so different, and that's what actual (not abstract) impeachment would show.

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      2. Bill Corporon‏ @padron41 19 Apr 2019
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        Disingenuous. Impeachment will become the issue in the 2020 campaign. Democrats who flipped red districts and states in'18 might be in peril.

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      3. George R. Mutt  🌹‏ @Georgiemutt 19 Apr 2019
        Replying to @padron41 @jonathanalter

        Upholding the law “should be” more important that flipping a district or loosing a seat. If we stop following the rule of law that binds us together as a civil society then we will fall.

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      1. kornacki’s khakis‏ @Jeffabney48 19 Apr 2019
        Replying to @jonathanalter

        And everyone seems to forget the impact on the 2000 election. Gore was seen at least partly as a tainted candidate, and wouldn’t even campaign with Clinton. This alone might have been enough to put Bush within Supreme Court distance of the presidency.

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      2. Bad Aim‏ @Bad_Aim_Band 19 Apr 2019
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        @march4progress Not impeaching/pardoning Nixon kicked the door open on "do what you want don't get caught" presidents.

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      3. Bad Aim‏ @Bad_Aim_Band 19 Apr 2019
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        And every republican and other than Carter & O every dem took liberties.

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      2. Jeff Pudlo‏ @JeffPudlo 19 Apr 2019

        This. Make Republicans stand up and take a vote to say that they approve of treason. Then nail them to the wall for it.

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