US impeachment talks amplify clash of values

At first glance, a Democrat impeachment campaign against US President Donald Trump is a very appealing idea. His approval rating is low and will not go up easily, his congressional strength may soon hang in the balance, and many wounds may be opened or reopened in the process. In other words, if he is not targeted for impeachment, no other American leader should be.
But some analysts have warned against embracing those factors too quickly and rushing to make a decision. American politics is strange in that no matter how much a president is disliked, trying to impeach him can backfire where voters are concerned, they said. Simply put, the Democrats could be stuck between their anti-Trump base and the broader electorate.
The Democrats will be required to correctly determine how much of the anti-Trump sentiment has to do with his real shortcomings, how much has to do with partisan politics, and how much has to do with the fact that he is the incumbent, the analysts said.
His genuine failings may warrant an impeachment push, but there are real political risks associated with it.
Trump is perceived as having a notorious record when it comes to nepotism. Some of his policies are not only questionable, but critics say the damage is all but tangible. There are also the persistent “Russian connection” allegations and some of his speeches, official or otherwise, have been deemed militarily provocative.
Developments regarding North Korea may come into play, too. Is he an American president overseeing the most positive signs on the Korean Peninsula in years? Or are those positive signs materialising in spite of, not because of, him? In politics, anything can be twisted, and America’s narratives concerning North Korea can confuse the world when one US political camp says something and the other completely contradicts it.
Additionally, there were threats of a looming “trade war” that were generally blamed on Trump, but some felt “energised” by his perceived “aggressive nationalism”, too. A “cowboy” president can divide opinions, and one thing that the Democrats will have to keep in mind is the fact that the “cowboy” attitude was what got him elected.
An impeachment campaign could be right but not wise. It’s the duty of elected representatives to take a leader to task if they strongly suspect him to be involved in a conspiracy to defraud the United States by colluding with the Russians, or obstruct justice while in office. But performing that sacred duty, even when it is backed by hard evidence or a highly suspicious pattern of conduct, might not necessarily help the Democrats win elections.
That is one of democracy’s biggest flaws, which spares no country, not even a nation calling itself a role model of the political system. Trump’s case is even more contentious, considering that charges against him are a lot more serious than simple allegations of fraud or nepotism. The alleged Russian connections are not common political accusations. The Democrat Party has virtually been accusing Trump of treason.
Whether the impeachment campaign will go ahead or be aborted is a big issue. A major clash between political and moral values is obvious, presenting America’s democracy with another acid test. 
Everyone involved may politicise his or her way out of this tight corner, but one sure thing about unsolved problems is that they only get bigger.