Most of the 31 Swing-State Democrats Still Undecided on Impeachment Vote

Dec. 13, 2019 (EIRNS)—The Daily Caller reported Dec. 12 that it had on three occasions contacted the offices of all 31 House Democrats from the states that Donald Trump won in 2016, to ask how they might vote on articles of impeachment. Of those who responded, either personally or through staffers, the answer was the same: undecided.

A few examples suffice: Minnesota’s Rep. Angie Craig told the Daily Caller she’d spend the Dec. 14-15 weekend reviewing all material and “make a final decision based on my oath of office.” The press secretary for Oklahoma Rep. Kendra Horn said the congresswoman is still reviewing articles of impeachment and is still undecided. Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Cartwright’s press secretary said he’s still “considering all the evidence,” and will make a decision “after the Judiciary Committee and full House decide how to proceed.”

Several others had the same message—they’re reviewing material over the weekend and will make a decision by Monday, Dec. 16. Rep. Anthony Brindisi (NY) said his office has received a lot of calls: “I think it’s been a pretty even split so far. We’re getting a lot of calls, we’ll take that all into consideration and make a decision this weekend.”

The Daily Caller mentions what EIR has previously reported, that a small group of Democrats were looking at the possibility of censuring Trump rather than impeaching.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said yesterday that Democrats won’t be asking how others intend to vote, and that she, of course, would never try to convince anyone to vote a certain way, Daily Caller declared. “We’re not whipping this legislation, nor do we ever whip something like this. People have to come to their own conclusions.” She implied, however, that anyone who has read the Constitution and taken an oath of office to defend it would have to vote in favor of the articles of impeachment.