The journalistic juices are now flowing, with the editorial pages of The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Orlando Sentinel, Philadelphia Inquirer, and USA Today all calling for impeachment of President Trump
of independent counsel Ken Starr’s report, which took place two months before articles were officially drawn up in Congress. And the half-dozen or so editorial boards out front this time remain largely on the coasts or are geared toward national audiences.
Outlets in regions with more conservative electorates – some of which attracted attention in 2016 by backing Democrat Hillary Clinton over Trump despite having long track records of supporting Republicans – have weighed in far more tentatively.That’s a sign that the House impeachment hearings have yet to generate much of a groundswell for Trump’s removal from office. But nor has there been any indication that editorial boards are embracing his claim that the hearings are a hoax or a coup.Trump “dangerously reckless” in pressuring Ukraine to open politically motivated investigations, yet stopped short of arguing for impeachment. “The Democratic Congress will impeach. The Republican Senate will acquit. And then we'll have an election. The rest is all posturing,” Phil Boas, editorial director of The Arizona Republic, told POLITICO. “The American people will be judge and jury. Given the sharp divisions and real anger in the country, that's the best way forward.” The Phoenix-based outlet was one of numerous papers that traditionally backed Republican presidential candidates but instead endorsed Clinton, along with the Cincinnati Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch, Dallas Morning News, and Houston Chronicle. None have yet made the case for impeaching Trump for his role in the Ukraine scandal. Impeachment also isn’t dominating the news side of those five publications, where local issues remain paramount to the constitutional debate consuming Washington. House Democrats Trump on Tuesday with abuse of power and obstruction was covered Wednesday morning on all five front pages. But by midday Wednesday, stories on impeachment were either buried below dozens of headlines on the paper’s homepages or missing altogether.The Houston Chronicle
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