Night observer wrote:
Go democrats, get trump out, and open the door for Romney. I miss my Republican party.
You know it's up to Republicans to get Trump out.
This is all about timing now.
If Republicans want another candidate for 2020, they need to cooperate in full and quickly with impeachment.
Make it known they have the 20 R senators needed to convict.
Force Trump to resign or hurry up and carry out the vote.
Then you can have primaries and let the people elect your nominee (though some states have already cancelled their primaries and given their delegates to Trump).
But they have like one or two months to do this at the most.
If this inquiry gets dragged out, there is no way a different Republican nominee can be elected.
You go to the convention stuck with Trump. But what if he is outed right before the convention?
Then they use whatever back-up process to nominate someone without voter input.
Nancy may not hold an impeachment vote until after the primaries, which would put Republicans in a box.
Or Republicans back Trump all the way and the Senators vote in lock step to acquit him regardless of public perception.
Then they are toast if the public wanted Trump out.
Trump is killing the Republican party.