28 of the 31 House Democrats who represent Trump-won districts voted in favor of both articles of impeachment Wednesday.
Of these representatives who voted in favor of impeachment, 21, including Golden, are freshmen members Congress, and some have publicly recognized that this vote could result in them departing Congress as one-term lawmakers.
But with so little precedent to reference, the political repercussions of this vote aren't definite. In a recent, registered voters were divided over whether they'd be more likely or less likely to support their representative if he or she voted to impeach Trump, with 38% saying they'd be more likely, 36% saying they'd be less likely, 10% saying it would make no difference and 15% saying they didn't know.
He added,"For once, I actually believe politicians when they say they're doing what they think is right because nobody knows what's going to be politically helpful for them." "In politics, timing is everything," added former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D."Everybody has this tendency to think about it as if what happens today is going to be like the topic of conversation in 2020, and I honestly don’t think so.Heitkamp personally knows the potential outcome a highly publicizedcan have for a Democrat representing a pro-Trump area.
"For many people, they were able to exploit that and say, 'She's not independent, she's just going to follow the party line,'" she said."The spin was this was a partisan vote."Heitkamp said that as they campaign for re-election, these members have to meet their vote"head on," because despite what many Democrats say about this being a legal or legislative process, impeachment"is a political issue.
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