(Bloomberg) -- Nearly every one of the nearly three dozen Democrats who represent districts Donald Trump won in 2016 voted to impeach him Wednesday -- and many acknowledged they could be thrown out of office next November because of it.Heading into the vote, some Democrats had spoken of pursuing a milder
-- Nearly every one of the nearly three dozen Democrats who represent districts Donald Trump won in 2016 voted to impeach him Wednesday -- and many acknowledged they could be thrown out of office next November because of it.
GOP-aligned outside groups are already blitzing the districts of vulnerable Democrats with campaign ads centered on impeachment. American Action Network, a conservative advocacy group, on Wednesday launched a $2.5 million television and digital campaign targeting Democrats from districts Trump won in 2016 who voted for impeachment.
McAdams’s forecast may be optimistic, but losing just 18 seats would cost House Speaker Nancy Pelosi her majority. That’s fine with Democrats in swing districts, like first-term Representative Susan Wild of Pennsylvania, who said she’s “anxious to put this day behind us.” Pelosi worked overtime this month to ensure impeachment was not the only major vote the House took before they recess for the holidays.
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