Democrats had just retaken the House, emerged victorious from a government shutdown and Pelosi had an iron grip over her fellow House Democrats. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR OPINION NEWSLETTERNonetheless, Pelosi initially resisted new calls from her base for Trump’s impeachment. But with over 80 percent of Democratic voters favoring impeachment, Pelosi finally gave in and began to lose her footing. In November, she explicitly accused President Trump of “bribery,” and then pushed through two articles of impeachment that didn’t mention the issue. Now she and her party have surrendered the upper hand to President Trump.

Source: Fox News February 05, 2020 15:08 UTC