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Joe’s Not Hillary; 2020’s Not 2016…
When Republicans make noises about impeaching Biden as soon as he gets into office if he’s elected, it’s probably something we don’t really have to worry about…
We have a distinct recollection of something that seems to have virtually disappeared into a fading memory of history. And it’s why some people we met during 2016 ultimately didn’t feel it was worth the effort to vote for Hillary Clinton.
They believed that because of Republicans’ unyielding fixation with emails and Benghazi, were Hillary elected, she’d be hamstrung from the get-go: tied up in endless hearings and investigations that would utterly overshadow her Presidency. And turn Washington into an ineffectual and highly annoying mess. Making sure she didn’t get any work done or accomplish anything. Leading into the 2016 election, Republicans had already been running that game plan, fierce and unrelenting, and were actively intensifying their efforts day-by-day. Spearheaded by a small, deliriously frenzied group of Republicans, prominently featuring now-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (who was then a member of the House Select Committee On Benghazi).
Despite what Republicans want you to think, Biden wouldn’t be running that risk if he becomes President, for a couple…
