Jeff Van Drew in Trump impeachment

On Principles & Values: Switching to GOP driven by opposing impeachment

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew will switch parties due to his opposition to impeachment. Van Drew was one of only two Democrats to vote against formalizing an impeachment inquiry into Trump and made clear he planned to vote against the articles of impeachment. His switch (which led to the resignation of many of his staffers) seems entirely driven by his feeling on impeachment as, on other issues, he is a moderate Democrat. He even endorsed Cory Booker in the 2020 presidential race!

The image of Van Drew, then, being driven from his party because of impeachment plays directly into Trump's hands. Trump will simplify the story to this: Democrats are so dead-set on impeachment that it's driving moderates right out of the party. And that's a message that will resonate with his base, sure, but also potentially with a public that has grown increasingly skeptical about whether the President should be impeached and removed.

Source: CNN on 2019 NJ-2 House incumbent on impeaching Trump Dec 16, 2019

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