Here Are The Democratic Impeachment Holdouts

[brooklynite]

Huffington Post

Thirteen House Democrats, many from congressional districts where President Donald Trump won in 2016, are still publicly withholding support for an impeachment inquiry following revelations the president pressured the Ukranian government into relaunching an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden.

Of the 13 members, all but one are considered moderates, and all but one are Republican targets in the 2020 midterm elections. Ten of them are serving their first term in Congress, and another won a special election in 2018. Most have said they believe impeaching Trump would be needlessly divisive and inflame political tensions, while others indicated impeachment must be a bipartisan process — an unlikely scenario — or said they were still seeking more information about Trump’s actions.

“If anyone thinks a partisan impeachment process would constrain President Trump, they are fooling themselves,” Rep. Collin Peterson told the Detroit Lakes Tribune. “Without significant bipartisan support, impeachment proceedings will be a lengthy and divisive action with no resolution.”

Peterson, considered one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress, represents a sprawling, agriculture-heavy district in western Minnesota that Trump won by 30 percentage points. Peterson himself won reelection by a 52% to 48% margin in 2018, and faces a stiff challenge from former GOP Lt. Gov. Michelle Fischbach in 2020.

Besides Peterson, the 12 holdouts in HuffPost’s count are Reps. Lucy McBath of Georgia, Anthony Brindisi of New York, Joe Cunningham of South Carolina, Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, Jared Golden of Maine, Kendra Horn of Oklahoma, Ron Kind of Wisconsin, Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, Ben McAdams and Max Rose of New York, Xochitl Torres Small of New Mexico and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey.

(nb - the story is incorrect about Max Rose not supporting an impeachment inquiry)

[beachbumbob]

1. I would be a holdout too until AFTER the inquiry is complete

this hoopla on who is "for" is nothing but media BS.

We have one shot at this and coming off as crazed fanatics doesn;t help

[TomJulie]

3. Good Morning, beachbumbob...

I agree with you 100%. We've been hit too many times with false hopes and bad timing. I really believe we're going to have to win at the ballot box, not through impeachment.

[SharonClark]

2. "If anyone thinks a partisan impeachment process"

Rep Colin Peterson should lead and not hide behind the reptilian-republican words of the repugs.

[TheRealNorth]

5. You would have thought all those soybean and sugar beet farmers

In the Red River Valley would have turned on Trump. But, apparently they haven't.

[TheRealNorth]

4. Surprised Ron Kind hasn't announced in favor yet

While his district voted for Trump by +5 in 2016, he cruised to a 19 point win in 2018.

[al bupp]

6. I think the story is also incorrect about Lucy McBath

Some other thread I saw this morning had a copy of a recent press release she issued which indicates she supports the impeachment inquiry.

[triron]

7. Torres Small is an embarrassment to our state (NM) for this.

[scheming daemons]

8. Conor Lamb is now a "YES" on impeachment.

[Maru Kitteh]

9. I'm so thoroughly unsurprised to see Tulsi F'ng Gabbard on that list.

All of the dolts on this list need to have their phones ringing right off the hook from the Dems in their own districts reminding them that in order to be re-elected, they NEED US. Forget the Trump-humpers, you cannot appease them.

[customerserviceguy]

10. Cunningham's not going to support this

unless someone on the GOP side breaks for impeachment. And, it should be a GOP Representative from SC that does it, it's the only thing that will give him cover in his district, which he flipped by less than four thousand votes.