Will Impeachment freeze the Democratic primary race?

[Funtatlaguy]

This was the topic for some of the pundits I watched recently.
Their premise was that the Impeachment inquiry and subsequent trial in the Senate will take up all of the political air in the media.
The thinking being that most national media will be totally focused on impeachment to the exclusion of almost anything else including the primaries.
They said that this will benefit the current front runners because the second and third tier candidates won’t be able to get much attention at all, at least from the national media.
They said that candidates would need to search for media attention from local tv and newspapers for coverage now.
Kind of makes sense, I guess.
Probably also means the debates in November and December are even more important than they would normally be, I think.

[BlueMTexpat]

1. They only wish that

it would.

Frankly, getting our candidates out of "pundit political air" can only do them good, IMO.

The "pundits" all have agendas. Most of those agendas do NOT seem at all pro-Democrats. They've almost always given Trump and the GOP a free pass.

Nancy Pelosi et al. are going to blow them away, while our candidates need only continue their campaigns without clueless pundit meddling & commenting.

It's time for real grassroots connections. Those candidates who best connect with the grassroots will do well, no matter what their tier at the moment.

[Sherman A1]

2. If your only news source(s) are cable infotainment

then Yes.

[Mike Nelson]

3. No...

... i think the whole Trump/Impeach is happening at the correct time. People are - and more will - pay more attention to political candidates... and we have a great selection!

[betsuni]

4. No.

Media obsesses about bullshit like Hillary's emails. There will be a few minutes on impeachment, then reporting on wildfires or hurricanes or tornadoes or blizzards, the latest mass shooting, update on a police officer shooting someone for no reason. That's all.

[Dopers_Greed]

5. Given that the primary has been a circular firing squad

Might not be a bad thing