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As Trump bumbles through each day, it is more obvious that he fails as president to historic levels. But this can be to our advantage. The 2018 mid-term elections are fast on their way. Imagine what would happen if he is impeached one year from now? Imagine if he is impeached only a few months before the election?
Think about how many Republicans he will take down with him. Imagine how many progressive minded people we can get into the house and senate if we hold back just a bit longer.
The truth is that if we impeach Trump now, someone worse will take his place. The chances of everyone on the list below going down with him, is just not going to happen.
However, if we take the house and senate in 2018 it doesn’t matter who is president. We will still have started the swing back to progressive leadership.
Look at this list and ask yourself if we want him to fail just a bit longer. Or does President Pence sound good to you?
ORDER OF SUCCESSION:
1. Vice President Pence
2. House Speaker Paul Ryan
3. President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch
4. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
5. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
6. Defense Secretary James Mattis
7. Attorney General Jeff Sessions
8. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
9. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue
10. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
11. Labor Secretary Alex Acosta
12. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price
13. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson
14. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao
15. Energy Secretary Rick Perry
16. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos
17. Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin
18. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly