Thread by @Teri_Kanefield

@AshaRangappa_ @renato_mariotti Asha, can I take a stab at it?

I’ll play devil’s advocate and throw out a few more possibilities.

Calling it “impeachment” focuses more public attention and allows the GOP to run their propaganda mill more efficiently . . .

@AshaRangappa_ @renato_mariotti . . . If it's called “impeachment inquiry,” by the time the Dems finally have their evidence lined up, which can take a while, the public will be weary and the conclusions will seem anti-climatic.

Waiting until the Dems have the evidence lined up allows for some surprise. . .

@AshaRangappa_ @renato_mariotti . . . I vividly remember Clinton’s senate trial, and I know how the GOP will take the word “impeachment” and turn it into a national circus.

There's a reason the GOP used the "I" word more often then the Dems in the Mueller hearings. The Dems used the word cautiously. . .

@AshaRangappa_ @renato_mariotti . . . and judiciously at the end of each session in the context of "we will follow the facts where they lead, and if that's where they lead, we will have no choice."

Compare caution to Political Theater and a Three Ring Circus (which the GOP wants) . . .

@AshaRangappa_ @renato_mariotti . . . Quietly assembling the evidence without using the “I” word removes some of the intense focus and prevents public gaffes that can undermine the results.

Not to mention, right now, Pelosi doesn’t have the votes.