Donald Trump is a media creation. He through the media created a persona that took him all the way to the White House. His use of the media is obviously propagandistic. He has successfully used this nefarious approach to bring roughly one-third of us onto his team. Despite the recent crack in his image, brought about by Nancy Pelosi, those of us frightened and repulsed by his ineptitude and lying should not assume that one crack will lead to image shattering capable of ensuring conviction of his impeachment by the Senate, or defeat in the Electoral College in 2020. There is, however, an approach which could help do both.
Media in our world is ubiquitous to the point that we now carry it around with us on our smart phones and tablets. Unfortunately, politically it has become team oriented. Those of us who are anti-Trump watch MSNBC and CNN and visit and post on anti-Trump internet sites. Pro team Trumpers watch Fox, visit InfoWars, and Breitbart and post on pro Trump internet sites. As long as this format is the only use of media following the President he could escape impeachment (Republican senators not voting to convict him). He could also or repeat 2016 where he lost the popular vote (by 3 million) while being "elected" through the Electoral College.
Modern media is formulistic to the point one can predict what hosts and guests are going to say before they actually say it. Some outlets try to appear that they are presenting both sides of the Trump debate. Their broadcasts present representatives from both teams who argue their side's talking points. While obviously there is necessary and informative reporting being broadcast, this format is essentially set up as entertainment which, like a sporting event, allows us to "root" for our respective team.
