A vote for the resolution could lead constituents to believe their congressional lawmaker backs the impeachment inquiry.
But while the vote is expected to pass later this week, it will force the handful of moderate freshmen Democrats—most of whom represent swing states and who've yet to endorse the impeachment inquiry—to make a difficult choice.yet to back the inquiry hail from Trump districts that they flipped from red to blue last year, making them vulnerable members. And a vote for the resolution could falsely lead constituents to believe their congressional lawmaker backs the impeachment investigations.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew maintained his long-held stance against the notion Trump has committed potential impeachable offenses, despite the constant drip of damning revelations from private witness depositions in recent weeks regarding the Ukraine scandal. Van Drew, who flipped a Trump district, said an inquiry was too divisive and could potentially backfire on Democrats ahead of the 2020 election, adding that he would not vote for the impeachment resolution.
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