There are reports that some House Democrats will be voting against the articles of impeachment.
They are arguing that in Republican leaning districts, they need to bow to the will of the electorate.
The technical term for this is bullshit.
Anyone who would vote against you if you voted for impeachment will NEVER vote for a Democrat, so it’s bad politics, in addition to being bad policy:
House Democratic leaders are bracing for some defections among a group of moderate Democrats in swing districts who are concerned a vote to impeach President Trump could cost them their seats in November.
Lawmakers and senior aides are privately predicting they will lose more than the two Democrats who opposed the impeachment inquiry rules package in late September, according to multiple officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk frankly. Two senior Democratic aides said the total could be as many as a half-dozen, while a third said the number could be higher.
It should be noted that the articles of impeachment are as few, and as narrow, as they are because Pelosi was trying to appease the Quisling Dems, but as is always true of the disloyal Democrats, they don’t give a crap, and so they are being candy-asses:
The quiet hand-wringing comes despite Pelosi’s catering to moderates throughout the impeachment process. When the inquiry began, centrists implored the speaker to keep proceedings dignified, solely focused on Ukraine and national security — and to sideline the House Judiciary panel known for its more liberal impeachment proponents. She did that.
More recently, Pelosi kept the articles of impeachment narrowly focused on Ukraine, even as her own top lieutenants — House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) and Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) — as well as most of the House Judiciary Committee, pressed to include charges of obstruction of justice based on evidence in the Mueller report.
The article mentions as potential no votes, Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Susie Lee (D-NV), Anthony Brindisi (D-NY), Jeff Van Drew (D-NJ) and Collin Peterson (D-MN), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Joe Cunningham (D-SC), and Ben McAdams (D-UT), though I am certain that there are others.
If you are in their district, call them and tell them to vote yes. If you are willing to back a primary challenge, tell them that.
Also give some love (Act Blue works) to folks like Jason Crow (D-CO), who have backed impeachment from the beginning, despite being from a marginal district.