Name:   PTClakefan - Subject:   Nightmare Date:   1/21/2020 11:16:11 PM

No Democrat, other than perhaps the "true believers" really think they have a shot to convict Trump in this proceeding.  What most probably do believe, however, is that if they can drag this out and bloody him during the process, they can get enough independants and moderate republicans to defeat him in November.  The main component of that strategy would be to get 4 republican senators to vote to allow additional witness testimony and document production, which could drag this out for several months, and may well turn up some documents/testimony that could be very embarrassing.  So, what the Trump defense team does during the next several days/weeks will be very important to the ultimate outcome in November.  IMO, it will not take a whole lot to move Romney, Collins, Murkowski, Manchin and a couple others to vote with the democrats on this issue.