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Article snippet: Speaker MORE’s conduct regarding Ukraine, a move that appears to have united Democrats of all ideological stripes ahead of an expected floor vote next week. The historic step caps months of internal party debate over whether to make Trump only the third president to be impeached, and poses a test for Pelosi and fellow Democrats heading into a divisive election year. Democratic leaders have faced a daunting task with pitfalls galore: how to keep their large and diverse caucus united amid the inherently divisive exercise of removing a sitting president from office. From the left, party leaders faced pressure to batter Trump with a laundry list of impeachment charges. From the center, they confronted moderates wary that even mentioning the word could harm their political prospects in battleground districts next year. On Tuesday, Pelosi landed somewhere in the middle by introducing articles of impeachment designed to balance those concerns heading into 2020. It was a delicate dance — and it seems to have worked. Liberals, who would have thrown the kitchen sink at Trump, have accepted the slimmed-down roster of impeachment charges. “I think this is the common denominator. And if this is what holds our caucus together and gets us across the finish line, let’s do it,” said Rep. MORE (D-Calif.). Centrists, meanwhile, are also at peace with the notion of voting to remove Trump, even as they acknowledge the risk that their decision may affect reelection battles. “Virtually... Link to the full article to read more