I agree that this impeachment will not help the Democrats. At this point this impeachment detracts from other important initiatives being driven by Democrats and their "Unity" message.
This impeachment trial will allow Republicans to endlessly underline that the Democrats don't want "unity" while at the same time allowing the Democratic legislative initiatives to be ignored for a period of weeks.
IMO the Democrats should seek to make this impeachment trial as short as possible and move on. Republicans should seek to make it as long as possible and use it as a platform for all of their grievances. At this point it is clear that not enough Republicans will cross over to convict Trump -- the results of this Senate trial are already "known".
This impeachment trial will allow Republicans to endlessly underline that the Democrats don't want "unity" while at the same time allowing the Democratic legislative initiatives to be ignored for a period of weeks.
IMO the Democrats should seek to make this impeachment trial as short as possible and move on. Republicans should seek to make it as long as possible and use it as a platform for all of their grievances. At this point it is clear that not enough Republicans will cross over to convict Trump -- the results of this Senate trial are already "known".