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It was just something they knew they had to say for a while to sound responsible in Beltway land.

After all, Beltway elites—and many voters—are under the impression that the Republican Party is still nostalgic for the Cold War.

But travel outside the Beltway, and the conversation about impeachment is far from abstract.

For Sanders, all of that speculation is nonsense, Beltway gossip that is distracting people from running to the barricades.