Has Pelosi’s Impeachment Gambit Already Paid Off?

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaking with attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California. (photo:Gage Skidmore)

The Long View

U.S. President Donald Trump is playing checkers; Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats are playing chess.

Or is it the other way around?

One political party has definitely outsmarted the other this week, though which one is far from clear. The dust hasn’t quite settled yet.