Minnesota 'Democrat' Collin Peterson (sigh) votes against impeachment [View all]

by Hannah Jones


On Wednesday, Blue Dog Democrat, U.S. Representative, and man who reportedly did not vote (!) in the 2016 presidential election Collin Peterson was one of the only two Democratic holdouts in the House’s impeachment vote against President Donald Trump.

The resolution passed this morning at 228 to 197, with Peterson and New Jersey Democrat Jeff Van Drew opposed.

Link to tweet

Credit where credit is due, we suppose. Peterson has been swearing he’d do this for months, and back in September told MinnPost anyone who thought “a partisan impeachment process would constrain President Trump” was “fooling themselves.” The whole shebang would be too “divisive,” Peterson said.

Progressive Twitter is still catching up, with many just finding out about Peterson’s stance and track record. They can’t believe what they’re seeing.

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