NickFrank40(@NickyFrank30):I think it's infuriating that the same people who demanded Democrats impeach Trump "to send a message" or "show voters we are fighting" are now like "impeachment, pffft, that's stupid shit. True fighters find another way." The entire last decade of Democratic politics is leftists forcing Democrats to do things that fail, promising to reward them for trying even if it fails, and then blaming them for it failing and using it to their advantage. It's such bad-faith bullshit. This also goes back to something I said in 2019 when I played the contrarian role of arguing against impeachment. "There is no 'try' in politics, only 'win.' If there's no guarantee of victory, don't bother."

2026.08.05 16:02

I think it's infuriating that the same people who demanded Democrats impeach Trump "to send a message" or "show voters we are fighting" are now like "impeachment, pffft, that's stupid shit. True fighters find another way." The entire last decade of Democratic politics is leftists forcing Democrats to do things that fail, promising to reward them for trying even if it fails, and then blaming them for it failing and using it to their advantage. It's such bad-faith bullshit. This also goes back to something I said in 2019 when I played the contrarian role of arguing against impeachment. "There is no 'try' in politics, only 'win.' If there's no guarantee of victory, don't bother."

David Weigel@daveweigel

2026.08.05 15:55

Notable that the most impeachment-focused House Dems, Green and Thanedar, lost primaries this year. Last April, I wrote about Dem voters not being moved by impeachment anymore, and quoted a congressional candidate named… @DonavanMI13