The Democrats’ muddle

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[The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0RCaHR0cDovL3d3dy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS8_dGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjA2VwNueXRCCgAb4P_4XJqPz7tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) [The New York Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Thursday, June 6, 2019 [NYTimes.com/David-Leonhardt »](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0RVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGF2aWQtbGVvbmhhcmR0P3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) [Op-Ed Columnist] Op-Ed Columnist I’ve been [mostly positive](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0R_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wMy8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3BlbG9zaS1kZW1vY3JhdHMtdHJ1bXAtaW52ZXN0aWdhdGlvbi5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) about the approach that Democratic leaders have taken to the Trump scandals. Those leaders, starting with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have insisted on investigating President Trump’s business practices and his 2016 campaign. But the Democrats have also shown some sensible restraint. Rather than rushing into impeachment hearings as soon as they won House control, they understood that such hearings [wouldn’t necessarily persuade](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wMS8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3N1bmRheS90cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) more Americans of Trump’s unfitness for office. They have instead vowed to hold hearings that will lay out the evidence of Trump’s misbehavior. The problem is that the Democrats haven’t actually held many hearings. With the Mueller investigation now completed, I think it’s getting to be time for Democrats to stop explaining what they are going to do and start doing it. As is, the Democrats’ message is becoming muddled. Both House and Senate Democrats insist that Trump has committed grave offenses that are damaging the country (which he has). In response, they are doing … relatively little. The combination, as my colleague [Michelle Goldberg](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0RzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNS8yMy9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLXBlbG9zaS1pbXBlYWNobWVudC5odG1sP3RlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) has written, is “increasingly incoherent.” Remember how much information the Michael Cohen hearing produced and how much attention it generated? It was an excellent example of how Congress can shine light on a president’s wrongdoing. The House should now insist on calling Robert Mueller to testify, even if Mueller would prefer to avoid the spotlight. They should fight, in court if need be, to call any Trump aides or associates who have relevant information. Until Democrats act, the party’s message about Trump’s wrongdoing is likely to remain unpersuasive to anyone who isn’t already persuaded. On [theÂ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZS1hcmd1bWVudC10cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA)[latest episode of “The Argument” podcast](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SDaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZS1hcmd1bWVudC10cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD90ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Michelle Goldberg, Ross Douthat and I quizzed Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts about his party’s muddled message. He gamely responded, but it’s a tough position to defend right now. We also talked in depth about climate change, because Markey is a central figure in climate policy, having helped write both the Green New Deal and the big Obama-era climate bill. I particularly enjoyed his response when Ross accused the Green New Deal of being socialist. 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The Latest Episode of ‘The Argument’ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0ShaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZS1hcmd1bWVudC10cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Are Democrats Too Scared to Impeach?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3RoZS1hcmd1bWVudC10cnVtcC1pbXBlYWNobWVudC1kZW1vY3JhdHMuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts talks Trump, Mueller and climate legislation. 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BLOW Attempts to hold back inevitable shifts in American power are behind Trump’s politics. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2d1YXRlbWFsYS1taWdyYW50cy1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD01JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [‘Food Doesn’t Grow Here Anymore. That’s Why I Would Send My Son North.’](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2d1YXRlbWFsYS1taWdyYW50cy1jbGltYXRlLWNoYW5nZS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTUmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjA2VwNueXRCCgAb4P_4XJqPz7tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By NICHOLAS KRISTOF A stark choice for some Guatemalans: watch crops wither, and maybe die with them, or migrate. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtY2Vuc3VzLXJvYmVydHMuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Who Cares About the Supreme Court’s ‘Legitimacy’?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3N1cHJlbWUtY291cnQtY2Vuc3VzLXJvYmVydHMuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD02JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By LINDA GREENHOUSE Conservatives seem to assume that only the chief justice is moved by fears that he and his colleagues will end up looking like politicians in robes. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLW1hY3Jvbi1tYXktZC1kYXkuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9NyZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [For France, a D-Day Ceremony Laced With Paradox](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3RydW1wLW1hY3Jvbi1tYXktZC1kYXkuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD03JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By SYLVIE KAUFFMANN Past anniversaries evoked deep feelings about liberation, sacrifice and unity among allies. Those were before Trump. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3RhcmlmZnMtbWV4aWNvLXRyYWRlLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTgmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjA2VwNueXRCCgAb4P_4XJqPz7tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Mexico Has Tried to Avoid Trump. It Can’t Anymore.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL3RhcmlmZnMtbWV4aWNvLXRyYWRlLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9OCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By JORGE G. CASTAÑEDA President López Obrador has few cards to play. But any alternative is preferable to continuing to kowtow to Washington. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtYWJvcnRpb24uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9OSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Kamala Harris Has a Brilliant Idea on Abortion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SUaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL2thbWFsYS1oYXJyaXMtYWJvcnRpb24uaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD05JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By ELISE C. BODDIE Other candidates should expand her plan to prevent bad laws from going into effect. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2NvbmdyZXNzLXRydW1wLWRhY2EuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MTAmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjA2VwNueXRCCgAb4P_4XJqPz7tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [A Chance for ‘Dreamers’](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SSaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2NvbmdyZXNzLXRydW1wLWRhY2EuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xMCZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) By CRISTIAN FARIAS Congress should do its job and pass a bill to protect immigrants brought to the United States as children. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SVaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL2Zpbmdlci1iaXRpbmctZGVybWF0b3BoYWdpYS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [‘I Am a Problem There Is No Solution To’](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL2Zpbmdlci1iaXRpbmctZGVybWF0b3BoYWdpYS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTExJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By MEGAN NOLAN Lessons from a pair of ravaged hands. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SMaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL2ZhdGhlcnMtcGhpbG9zb3BoeS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aW1nJm5sX2FydD0xMiZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA [Becoming Parents to Ourselves](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SRaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNi9vcGluaW9uL2ZhdGhlcnMtcGhpbG9zb3BoeS5odG1sP2VtX3Bvcz1zbWFsbCZyZWY9aGVhZGxpbmUmbmxfYXJ0PTEyJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) By ELDAR SARAJLIC My wife gave birth to a child. The child gave birth to a new thought. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SXaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2QtZGF5LW1vdmllcy03NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5Lmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTEzJnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [‘Saving Private Ryan’ Got My Dad to Finally Talk About the War](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0ScaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2QtZGF5LW1vdmllcy03NXRoLWFubml2ZXJzYXJ5Lmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MTMmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjA2VwNueXRCCgAb4P_4XJqPz7tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By BEN MANKIEWICZ War films may have been only “based on a true story.” But they did justice to the essential truth of what happened on the ground. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SIaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2JyZWFzdC1mZWVkaW5nLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1pbWcmbmxfYXJ0PTE0JnRlPTEmbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDE5MDYwNlcDbnl0QgoAG-D_-Fyaj8-7Uht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ [Where a Miracle Substance Called Breast Milk Saves Lives](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SNaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2JyZWFzdC1mZWVkaW5nLmh0bWw_ZW1fcG9zPXNtYWxsJnJlZj1oZWFkbGluZSZubF9hcnQ9MTQmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjA2VwNueXRCCgAb4P_4XJqPz7tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) By MIA ARMSTRONG How breast-feeding transforms the lives of malnourished children in Guatemala and around the world. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0STaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvdHJ1bXAtaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWltZyZubF9hcnQ9MTUmdGU9MSZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMTkwNjA2VwNueXRCCgAb4P_4XJqPz7tSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ [Impeaching Trump: A Moral Imperative, or Pointless?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRe24TgP0SYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxOS8wNi8wNS9vcGluaW9uL2xldHRlcnMvdHJ1bXAtaW1wZWFjaG1lbnQuaHRtbD9lbV9wb3M9c21hbGwmcmVmPWhlYWRsaW5lJm5sX2FydD0xNSZ0ZT0xJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAxOTA2MDZXA255dEIKABvg__hcmo_Pu1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Like the Democrats, readers are divided over whether the party should move ahead with impeachment. 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