Watergate redux? Trump impeachment inquiry heads for live TV
"“If you’re expecting revelation as opposed to confirmation, you’re going to be disappointed,” Jamieson said. “It’s going to seem anticlimactic unless something new is discovered.” . . .
"Mark Meckler, an early leader in the tea party movement, predicts a lot of Americans won’t even watch the broadcasts because they’ve already reached conclusions.
"Many Trump supporters won’t tune in “because they think it’s a sham process,” he said. “And I don’t think most people on the left will watch because they already know the conclusion in their minds. To them, the president has been impeachable since before he was elected.”"
This should be obvious, but I and lots of other people have been saying it for a long time. The impeachment investivation and trial, if there is one, are not for most Americans. Everyone who has conclusive opinions about them are almost irrelevant in the process. Moderates and independents, as usual, hold the key. If the Democrats offer a compelling case and the Senate acquits Trump anyway, I think those voters will vote Trump out of office. If the Republicans win the public opinion war (whether the Democrats make a good case or not), I think Trump will win reelection.