Democrats see "only a handful of defections"

Andrew Thomas blogs at Dark Angel Politics

Althouse  "The news isn't "only a handful" — it's that there are defections."
. . . "So... Politico says "no more than a half-dozen" and WaPo has 2 sources who say that and one who says "could be higher.' " . . .

House Democrats brace for some defections among moderates on impeachment of Trump   . . . "The House Judiciary Committee is poised to vote Thursday on one article charging Trump with abuse of power for pressuring Ukraine to help his reelection chances in 2020 and another on obstruction of Congress for blocking testimony from witnesses and ignoring requests for documents in the impeachment inquiry.
The full House would vote next week.
“I’m still thinking it over,” said Rep. Susie Lee, a centrist who hails from a GOP-leaning Nevada district Trump carried in 2016. “This is a very grave decision. . . . I’m hearing all sides of it. . . . It’s mixed, it’s very mixed.' ” . . .

Lloyd Marcus: Our Outrage Over the Dems' Impeachment Farce  . . . "This whole impeachment scam reminds me of the 1938 Disney movie, Snow White. As a child, I could not understand why the wicked queen's hatred for Snow White was so great that she was willing to sacrifice her beauty and even her life to destroy Snow White. We are witnessing the same obsession with Democrats irrationally moving forward with impeaching Trump." . . .