Article snippet: MORE's performance this past week aside Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki sparked outrage among congressional Democrats in all ways but one: There's been no surge in support for impeachment. Instead, Democratic leaders have tamped down the impeachment push in the name of political pragmatism, fending off — for now — an effort by animated caucus liberals to escalate their oust-Trump campaign following his broadly maligned joint press conference with Putin in the Finnish capital on Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Not only is impeachment highly unlikely under a GOP-controlled Congress, the leaders argue, but it could undermine the chances of Democrats winning back the House in November, when they'll need to flip seats in conservative-leaning districts where voters may be put off by an aggressive offensive to topple the president. “At this point in time it would be a distraction. There will be time for that,” said Rep. on Tuesday that Trump’s actions were “treasonous.” “We need to get through this election; we need to deal with the economic issues; we need to deal with the health-care issues of the American people,” Hoyer said. The post-summit debate has highlighted long-standing tensions between liberal impeachment champions giving voice to the Democrats' anti-Trump base and party leaders warning that future efforts to check the president will be lost if Republicans keep the Speaker's gavel next year. The divide has been fueled by liberal outside groups wary tha... Link to the full article to read more