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13 Jan, 6 tweets, 2 min read
My first go at the 18 #GOP needed for impeachment. There looks to be a path if McConnell wants it. Prognosticate!
Should clarify this is for conviction which needs 2/3. That’s 66 now with Ossoff not yet seated. My guess is it comes from this list. But I’m washed up and out of the game. Just speculating.
I’d think Hoeven & Cramer are maybes. They opposed challenging the election results. 🤔
UPDATED LIST after Twitter speculation with the best & brightest.
Hard NOs aren’t listed btw.
FINAL LIST OF THE NIGHT. EVERYONE is now included—

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3/21/10 Vote for final passage of the ACA. Anti ACA protestors are all around Capitol yelling obscenities, being intimidating. Ds meet in House office bldg b4 vote. After mtg, one suggests taking tunnel to Capitol for safety. John Lewis, “We’re crossing the street. Let’s go.” Image
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The president is 73. His opponent is 77. The Speaker of the House is 80. The Senate Majority Leader is 78. The average age of the House is 58, in the Senate it is 62--one of the oldest Congresses in U.S. History. Stop thinking this isn't part of the problem.
For real change in America, we need a MASSIVE generational shift. The younger generations cannot continue to be pawns in the culture wars of old folks.
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Why we should all be concerned about the peaceful transfer of power if Trump were to lose a close election in 2020. This isn't a tinfoil hat theory, the words and actions are backing it up.
"the president implied that that the 2018 midterm elections were rigged in favor of Democrats, who won control of the House of Representatives overwhelmingly, and that the 2020 election results could also be illegitimate should Republicans fail to prevail" rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
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