Comment on Why is Kamala Harris being held at such a higher standard than Trump this election?

• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨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.

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  • HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Nixon’s approval rating before resigning was 24% while Reagan only dropped to 43%.

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    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨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.

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