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HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 2 months agoHow Regan didn’t get impeached over Iran Contra is baffling.
Comment on Why is Kamala Harris being held at such a higher standard than Trump this election?
HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 2 months agoHow Regan didn’t get impeached over Iran Contra is baffling.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 months ago
He avoided impeachment the same way Clarence Thomas survived his confirmation hearing.
Ted Kennedy and Tip O’Neal decided it wasn’t worth pursuing.
HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 2 months ago
Nixon’s approval rating before resigning was 24% while Reagan only dropped to 43%.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Reagan had already lost a big midterm in '86 and should have been easy to impeach by the incoming Dem majority.
They choose to roll the dice on electoralism instead, and gave the White House to Reagan’s (heavily complicit) VP.