Looks like democrats have lost the public

On this mornings news, it is being reported that only 5% are watching the "inquiry". Apparently Schiff's totally one sided dog and pony show is a huge bore. Since he wont let republican hardly speak, or bring witnesses they want to present, the whole thing is nothing more than a democrat political ad.

What say others?

 

These hearings don't matter - regardless of what any witness says, the Democrats will vote to impeach Trump.

 

That's a given. One thing the dems hope the hearing will accomplish is that some trumpers will watch the live broadcast to hear what the witnesses have to say. If the MSM reports what the witnesses say trumpers will call it Fake News. If they watch it happening in real time they might start to think they've been duped by donald.

 

Anyone have viewership numbers on Clinton’s impeachment proceedings at a similar timeframe? Is viewership through no traditional counted the same?

 

Given the "testimony" offered so far, it is more likely that independents and thinking Democrats will see this for the partisan nonsense it is and vote for someone other than the (D) candidate next year.

 

Do you view that as any different than Mitch stating the senate will acquit Trump regardless of house findings?

 

Cite, please.

 

Thank you for encouraging me to double check that. It appears I misrepresented his exact words. Still seems to me that he has made up his mind before the trial even begins.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.po...019/11/05/mcconell-senate-acquit-trump-066103
“I will say I’m pretty sure how it’s likely to end,” McConnell told reporters. “If it were today, I don’t think there’s any question — it would not lead to a removal. So the question is how long does the Senate want to take? How long do the presidential candidates want to be here on the floor of the Senate instead of in Iowa and New Hampshire?”

 

Hardly. So far all that has been presented is opinion.

 

Mitch said "If it were today" - meaning "based on the evidence we currently have".
This is clearly not the same as "regardless of what any witness says".
So yes, not only do I see it as different, it is so obviously different, you should as well.
Do you?

 

I still haven't seen anything that rises above the level of opinion, or attempts to connect dots in one particular way.

Democrats should focus only on the alleged proposed White House meeting. They should focus on proving that there was an understanding that a meeting was contingent upon an investigation.

Democrats will never prove that there was a link between aid and any investigation. All that they can do is point fingers and give opinions.

 

Hence the correction. I still view it as being no different though. The senate is meant to be the jury in the trial. Do you find it appropriate for a juror to make a public statement that, assuming they could decide the trial’s outcome before all evidence is presented, the defendant is innocent?

 

"Based on the evidence we have today " and "regardless of what any witness says" are inherently different..

 

Is it appropriate for Schiff to be doing what he is? He's going out in public denigrating the President. He's making it look like he's pursuing a personal vendetta.

 

Yes, I acknowledged that, literally as soon as I double checked it. Thanks again for encouraging me to take a second look.
On that note, it is still wildly inappropriate for a juror to make public statements that a defendant is innocent prior to being presented with the facts. Before the trial has even begun for that matter.

 

TV viewership means little these days, people will watch the highlights on YouTube in the millions. I’m reasonably interested in politics but there’s no way I’m going to wade through this thing on regular TV.

 

How is he denigrating the president?

 

I'm watching less and less of it, and when I do, I mute the Dems, so as to filter out the insanity. Today I listened in on Chris Stewart of UT, because I think he's the most effective questioner for the Republicans.

I doubt I'll be watching much more of it, if any. It's just too much of a sham to take seriously. It needs to be dumped into the waste basket it belongs in.

 

“We will send that charlatan in the White House back to the golden throne he came from,”

https://nypost.com/2019/11/16/adam-...rlatan-in-speech-to-california-democrats/amp/

 

I don't understand why you don't understand McConnell made his statement in reference to the facts at hand at the time; this in no way supports your characterization that he made his decision without regard to the facts or that this position is in no way similar to the Democrats impeaching Trump "regardless of what any witness says".

 

It's like you Trumpers live in an alternate reality.

 

No, that's not what the Democrats are doing. They are pressing this farce to generate negative information to sway low information voters.

See if Democrats were transparent and wanted people to know their platforms nobody would vote for them outside of far left degenerates. They rely on ignorance.

That's why they tell the poor that they are the answer. It's really diabolical.

 

Watching Faux huh?

 

Thank you for proving my point.

 

Thank you for proving my point.