As Twitchy reported earlier, Rep. Adam Schiff appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday and tried to make the case that public support for impeachment has grown dramatically in the past two months, when in fact polls have shown that public support for impeachment has dropped, especially among independents, following last week’s testimony by eight “witnesses.”
The public was not moved, and that must leave Speaker Nancy Pelosi wondering how to get out of this mess, which she clearly was dragging her feet on for as long as possible.
Last week, we heard from Republican Rep. Will Hurd, who said he saw no evidence of bribery or corruption — the charges the Democrats pivoted to when “quid pro quo” wasn’t testing well with the public.
Will Hurd, an anti-Trump Republican said today that he sees no evidence of bribery or corruption,
If you can’t convince him, you’re not going to get 20 GOP Senators to vote in favor of impeachment.
Who agrees that it’s time to end this shame!?
— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 22, 2019
We also learned last week that Rep. Mark Sanford just wasn’t seeing sufficient evidence either:
Sanford has no future in politics—he is finished.
And he *loathes* Trump—more intensely than any Republican I’ve met.
But he wasn’t there on impeachment. He had not seen enough evidence—even though he HAD seen enough with Clinton 20 years prior.
How to make sense of this?
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— Tim Alberta (@TimAlberta) November 22, 2019
Now we’re learning that a Democrat, Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Michigan, is saying she doesn’t see the value of kicking President Trump out of office.
House Democrat backs down from impeachment: 'I don't see the value of kicking him out of office' https://t.co/kObmnX24L6
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) November 26, 2019
The Washington Examiner reports:
Democratic Rep. Brenda Lawrence of Michigan now favors censuring President Trump after backing impeachment proceedings over allegations that he withheld military aid from Ukraine for his personal benefit.
Lawrence appeared on the Michigan radio show No BS News Hour with host Charlie LeDuff on Sunday to discuss the impeachment process in the House. Lawrence told LeDuff, to his surprise, that she does not support removing the president from office and that she would ask her caucus to censure him instead.
“We are so close to an election. I will tell you, sitting here knowing how divided this country is, I don’t see the value of taking him out of office,” Lawrence said. “I do see the value of putting down a marker saying his behavior is not acceptable.”
Could Democrats settle on censure? Because there’s no way the Senate is going to vote to remove Trump from office.
The pro-Biden House D caucus will favor censure over impeachment, less they give Trump the tool (Senate trial) to bury Biden’s campaign in scandal and conspiracy allegations
— Jᴀqᴇn H'ghᴀr (@RealFacelessMan) November 26, 2019
They are terrified of Senate hearings.
This is over.— PLEASE STAND BY ?? (@buzzskill_2000) November 26, 2019
Reality: Democrats don't have the appetite for the Senate hearings and have to call actual "witnesses".
— Jim (@Jim23299889) November 26, 2019
They don’t want a Senate hearing! They’ll all be backing down.
— ??DEPLORABLE ME?? (@elynnster) November 26, 2019
They just don't want to testify in the Senate and commit perjury. It was all fake from the start!!
— Allen Haislip (@AllenHaislip) November 26, 2019
yeah now that they know that their hoax has run its course, now they don't see the point, etc. in other words, they know they have put themselves in a corner.
— LGeek (@LGeek7) November 26, 2019
Lol… BRING IT! Trump WANTS A trial… Just to embarrass you idiots!
I agree!
— Frustrated Floridian (@BlackView18) November 26, 2019
Of course they don't, they don't have the evidence to impeach him.
— Watchman (@Steven_KJV) November 26, 2019
— Henry Chinaski (@ashsoles) November 26, 2019
Smart play by being one of the first Dems to say this publicly. Especially in a battleground state. Good for her ??
— Pete BootyJudge (@Chad99219671) November 26, 2019
She is my congresswoman. She lives in an 80% Democrat district. She sees a red wave coming. #RedNationRising #votegabi
— Ezra (@EzraDrissman) November 26, 2019
Crazy… This is a heavily D district?
— Tristan Elliott (@ETito604) November 26, 2019
Yes. She's safe, unfortunately.
— Mark (@Funkatr0n) November 26, 2019
If this is coming from a safe Democrat district imagine what the “moderates” are thinking.
— dave (@daveb821) November 26, 2019
A Democrat in a D+30 district has jumped off the impeachment bandwagon.
Nice. https://t.co/ibWlCR5yg8
— Hannah Osantowske (@HOsantowskeMI) November 26, 2019
She must’ve seen the polls in MI
— Ryan Wolfe (@RyanRwolfe13) November 26, 2019
Their internal polls must be dismal.
— PJ ? U.S.A. ?? (@pj_deplorable) November 26, 2019
Starting to see it for the farce that it is and wishing they could take back their impeachment vote. @RepCindyAxne is backing way off but it's too late. Her vote will be advertised since she supported this farce.
— DHConservative (@ConservativeDh) November 26, 2019
????
— Jonah (@Jonah15671902) November 26, 2019
Because you can’t kick him out of office.
— Chris Johnston (@Crazy_Chriz_J) November 26, 2019
Which wasnt even a possibility…..
— Daniel Guss (@TheGussReport) November 26, 2019
There will be more breaking ranks
— THATDUDEPAUL (@253Paul) November 26, 2019
The first small snowballs begin rolling. Avalanche soon.
— Mike Ezell (@MikeEzell10) November 26, 2019
Only so many fingers to plug the holes in the crumbling Pelosi/Schiff dike…
— John Schwartz (@john_schwartz) November 26, 2019
They are seeing the polls showing impeachment as a losing proposition. They are desperately trying to save their seats. Trump completely outplayed them when he released the call. The Dems were too arrogant to stop when they didn't have the goods.
— Ben Peterson (@jazzfan71) November 26, 2019
Democrats know they don’t have the evidence or votes in the Senate to remove Trump from office.https://t.co/frx0TWyS4b pic.twitter.com/eayfipoQJP
— Uri Blago (@UriBlago) November 26, 2019
They have nothing. She won't be the only Democrat to "change her mind".
— lateblum (@lateblum) November 26, 2019
Democrats realizing middle America did not buy their campaign of lies for impeachment with zero evidence of any crime. Duh. All this is doing is energizing Trump supporters and independents who can see DC is totally corrupt & a bunch of liars.
— Rick Myles (@domedog311) November 26, 2019
Love seeing Democrats publicly oppose impeachment just to piss off Schiff. ??
— JLN2 (@JLN2IK) November 26, 2019
And yet House Democrats saw the value in putting on that ridiculous Schiff Show.
Perhaps they should have thought about the value of that before driving their clown car around our Capitol wasting our time and money?
They are seemingly not very bright.
— Maggie (@NotPC96963535) November 26, 2019
This is a "trial balloon"… Democrats are polling for best way to back away from yet another "WE GOT TRUMP NOW!!" disaster.
They really, really suck at mounting a coup. Not that I'm complaining.
— Denan Strong (@DenanStrong) November 26, 2019
@RepAdamSchiff right now pic.twitter.com/x0PYMnm6O1
— SmokingTheDeepState (@NewDeepState1) November 26, 2019
Related:
Oh BULLSCHIFF! Adam Schiff gets fact-SLAMMED for claiming public support for impeachment has ‘increased dramatically’ https://t.co/SbAKu3iJwB
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 24, 2019
