When Trump was elected, I dejectedly watched like everyone else. I thought Trump would either somehow succeed, at least phone it in, or fail miserably. It did not take long to see that he was failing miserably and continues to fail miserably. I was disappointed that Mueller came and went so fast after the release of his report, even though to those who read the report, it was clear that Trump was quite corrupt and certainly not acting in the interests of the United States. I suspect that time will show that Trump is quite under the thumb of Putin and that this will be commonly understood by reasonable people.
With the whistle-blower, and with yesterday's testimony by William Taylor, it's clear that Trump will be impeached in the House. The question remains, how decisively will the case for impeaching Trump be made. Will it be so damning to the public that not even GOP Senators can withstand the tsunami of Trump's corruption. And in addition, how will Trump's approval rating change. Will his approval reach that 25% that many of us believe is his natural rating and thus force GOP Senators to jump ship. Or will it remain in the 40% area, within striking distance of victory given the electoral college distortion and also allowing GOPers to remain in Trump's camp.
I checked 538 this morning and Trump's is slowly drifting downward again in approval, in the 40.5% area. Other polls like the Quinnipiac poll have him at 38%. Interest in impeaching and removing Trump is also growing. My only regret in this entire mess is that this is happening in year three, and in my mind that's about three years too many.
The Atlantic: Impeachment Just Became Inevitable - The testimony of William Taylor confirmed that what seemed improbable just a few weeks ago is now all but certain. by David A. Graham
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