What if this impeachy party, with all those witnesses, extends right up to the election? Since Senators will be required to remain mostly in DC for the stated 12-hr/6-days per week hearings, they will not be able to do much in the way of campaigning for the November elections until The Trial is completed.  This could shape up to be a lengthy process, maybe extending up close to election day.   Imagine that.  Just the number of witnesses I'd like to call could take much of that time. CBS news just now had a reporter state in reply to another that said these hearings/trial are expected to last a couple of weeks, say "Just the opening statements in this case could last a couple of weeks." I would fully expect it to be a much longer process than a few weeks in any case, that is, if they do not dismiss it outright at the beginning.  It's looking like a full blown trail today.   So, all those campaigns should probably develop a printed brochure and phone call strategy for their campaigns. It's getting exciting now!