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Today's Plank piece is yet another reason why sane Democrats should disregard any advice from the New Republic.
Noam Schieber argues that a censure measure would hurt Democrats. Any why is that? Did impeaching a popular president hurt the GOP? Heck, they are still proud of it and brag about it. So why would censuring an UNPOPULAR president hurt Democrats?
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Mark me down as someone who thinks all the talk of censure and impeachment--let alone any substantive steps in that direction--is a horrible, horrible idea that could benefit no one but a Democratic presidential contender or two. If Democrats edge closer to taking back the House or Senate--and conditions on the ground suggest they're not quite there yet--this could be the thing that prevents them from getting over the hump.