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red sox 777 posted...

For what it's worth, I think 9 Republican senators voted against their party to acquit Andrew Johnson. Not a single one of them was reelected to the Senate. I think the verdict of history has been decisive - stick together or lose your seat.

The idea is the reason impeachment exists at all as because some people believe there should be more important things than attempting to maximize political power in the hands of yourself and your allies.

I certainly agree with you in the sense that I expect breaking with the party would be electorally disadvantageous in most cases, but that's just fundamentally not the mindset with which I'm viewing this issue.
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