Trump's Ukraine request makes him unelectable, not impeachable
by Tiana Lowe
| September 25, 2019 10:56 AM
President Trump, not his campaign staffers or surrogates, requested that the Ukrainian government investigate the dealings of a political adversary's son solely for personal political gain. Using the Oval Office to advance his personal electoral prospects may render Trump, to those not already dissuaded by the list of lies over the past three years, unelectable.
But Trump putting his personal interests over that of the people, however egregious, does not merit overriding the will of voters through impeachment.
There are a number of practical points against impeachment. Relitigating the integrity of our elections harms the health of the country at large. For the Left, impeachment proceedings so close to another election risks distracting from the Democratic front-runners and puts Trump on the defense. For the Right, forcing vulnerable Republican senators, those vital not just to Trump's agenda but also to blocking the passage of a left-wing agenda, to vote to protect Trump could tip their seats blue.
But as a matter of principle, the current absence of definitive proof of that crucial quid pro quo means that the question of Trump's political prospects should be left to the voters, not Congress, to decide.
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