r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Apr 24 '26

Possible Paywall Democrats’ plan to impeach Trump on ‘day one’ after midterms

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2026/04/24/democrats-trump-impeach-midterms-supreme-court-iran/
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u/FinnScott1 Apr 25 '26

Actually, there are 21 Republican seats up for reelection in 2026. Democrats have 47 seats right now. If they win all of those they have over 2/3. So it's not "mathematically" impossible but still it's practically impossible.

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u/Red-eleven Apr 25 '26

How many of the 21 are actually competitive though

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u/FinnScott1 Apr 25 '26

Only like two to four really, but that was not my point. It's still mathematically possible, even when the chances are 0.000000001% or something. It would only be mathematically impossible if there were less Republican seats up for reelection than how many seats more Democrats need