Greetings Moore County Democrats:
It seems that every day brings us many more reasons for us to be proud and excited to be Moore County Democrats. Saturday, many of us attended the 8th Congressional District Convention in Biscoe. As we arrived, a little before 10, we were greeted by the District Chair with the observation that, among the many people already gathered at the high school, most were from Moore County. What a great way to start our day!
The elephant in the room whenever talking about President Trump and the Russia investigation is the big “I” word — impeachment.
The word had been in the not-so-far reaches of liberal conspiracy talk since Trump was elected. There is a website with more than 976,000 signatures on a petition encouraging Congress to impeach Trump. There is even an “Impeach Donald Trump” Twitter handle.
It is highly unlikely — almost zero chance — that Trump would be impeached by a Republican Congress.
READ THE ARTICLE FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES HERE
From Robert Pear of The New York Times -
The top Republican in the Senate, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has a reputation as a shrewd tactician and a wily strategist — far more than his younger counterpart in the House, Speaker Paul D. Ryan.
This week’s vote to replace Obamacare has scrambled the 2018 House landscape, jeopardizing Republican lawmakers across the country and potentially endangering the party’s longstanding grip on the chamber.
“With this vote or not, we were headed to one of the most competitive, shifting, and volatile mid-year congressional elections in a number of years,” said Nick Everhart, a veteran Republican strategist who is working on a number of 2018 contests.