Trump tries to follow Clinton's impeachment strategy. It's hard
WASHINGTON - For 30 seconds during the nail-biting climactic World Series game, millions of Americans saw President Donald Trump portrayed as an effective leader tending to the nation's business - boosting the economy and keeping the country safe while Democrats were zealous partisans pursuing impeachment.
The depiction, complete with stirring music, came courtesy of Trump's reelection campaign, airing its first national TV ad a year ahead of the 2020 election. Many Republicans and Democrats believe that message will help Trump survive almost-certain impeachment - because it worked 20 years ago for President Bill Clinton.
He just has to stick to the script.
"There is no question that Bill Clinton really helped himself through impeachment by sticking to his job," said David Gergen, an adviser to four presidents, including Clinton. "The Trump campaign's emphasis on his work as president is the right message. The real challenge to a strategy that emphasizes
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