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Jedi Guy

(3,464 posts)
14. Because it's just not going to happen for several reasons.
Wed Feb 18, 2026, 12:26 PM
Feb 18

The only way the math works out in our favor is if we win damn near every single seat that's up for election in 2026. If we won every seat we'd end up with a supermajority of 69 seats and we need 67 to convict on impeachment. The odds that we're going to win 67+ seats in the Senate are beyond astronomical.

If we wind up with a majority in the Senate we'll be far short of what's needed to convict. There's absolutely no way we're going to talk enough GOP Senators into supporting convictions on both Trump and Vance. That's just fantasy because it would be political suicide for them and they know it. Your idea presupposes the notion that they care for country over party and there's vanishingly small evidence to support that notion. Apart from a few like Massie (and he's in the House, anyway) they're terrified of provoking Trump's wrath and falling foul of the cultists.

The best we can hope for (and given polling and special elections we have reason to be hopeful) is that we can take control of both houses of Congress and stymie Trump's legislative agenda until he's out of office. Even that is tenuous because he'll just legislate via executive order and, in all probability, the judiciary will either let it slide or move so slowly he'll still be able to do some damage.

Reality is unpleasant right now, I get it. But we gain nothing by entertaining fanciful scenarios that just aren't going to happen.

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President Hakeem Jeffries [View all] if..fish..had..wings Feb 18 OP
Why would Republican Senators go along with this? Red Mountain Feb 18 #1
It's a fantasy that sounds plausible but is ultimately logically unsound. QueerDuck Feb 18 #4
Why if..fish..had..wings Feb 18 #6
because Republicans fight tooth and nail whether they are right or not samsingh Feb 18 #11
I'm not sure what the vision is if..fish..had..wings Feb 18 #12
Because it's just not going to happen for several reasons. Jedi Guy Feb 18 #14
Current chances of Democrats winning the each of the current Republican Senate seats. Wiz Imp Feb 18 #20
I don't know where you're getting 67 senators to convict. bearsfootball516 Feb 18 #2
Remove Vance first. Deny and block any Trump nominee for VP replacement. THEN remove Trump. QueerDuck Feb 18 #3
If fish had wings? SocialDemocrat61 Feb 18 #5
they'd be birds nt if..fish..had..wings Feb 18 #8
If grandma had wheels... choie Feb 18 #17
No. No. No. Autumn Feb 18 #7
Shudders. Can we get someone else as House minority leader, please? pinkstarburst Feb 18 #9
Works just as well with President AOC if..fish..had..wings Feb 18 #10
To quote Bush, Sr. ABC123Easy Feb 18 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author get the red out Feb 18 #15
Not going to happen Fiendish Thingy Feb 18 #16
LOL. That would require a boldness from the dems, that the party just doesn't have. CrispyQ Feb 18 #18
Hard No Blue Full Moon Feb 18 #19
In what version of this Universe??? PCIntern Feb 18 #21
Highly unlikely Ursus Rex Feb 18 #22
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