- The Democrats will retake the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections...
- The end result in the House will be an impeachment vote that Trump will lose.
All Democrats will vote for impeachment, and 20-30 Republicans will, too, like rats leaping from a drowning ship.
- Then the matter gets taken up by the Senate.
The Senate has the power to re-hear the damning testimony elicited in the House, and they will.
The nation will be mesmerized for months.
Now is when it gets interesting.
Now is when it gets interesting.
Unlike the House, the Senate vote to convict must be by more than a bare majority.
It must be a two-thirds vote.
In a 100-seat Senate, that means 67 votes.
If the Democrats have about 52 seats – which is the most likely outcome of the upcoming midterms – that means they will need about 15 Republican votes along with all 52 of their own votes in order to get to 67...
If the Democrats have about 52 seats – which is the most likely outcome of the upcoming midterms – that means they will need about 15 Republican votes along with all 52 of their own votes in order to get to 67...

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