Are Democrats making a mistake by focusing on the Russian bounty story?

[EJ24]

I say this because so far, any scandal involving Trump/Russia has been called a "hoax" by the GOP, and public opinion seems to indicate they don't care much. Look at 2017-2019, Trump maintained steady polling numbers despite indictment after indictment of his campaign staff, and as soon as the Mueller Report indicated Trump wouldn't be prosecuted, his approval rating increased slightly.

I feel like this could be another incident where it's difficult to prove beyond reasonable doubt that Trump knew anything about this, and if Democrats make it an election issue, it will look like another partisan witch hunt.

[EJ24]

What makes you think Democrats are “focusing” on it?

Well considering Pelosi had a press conference about it today calling for more sanctions on Russia, it looks like the Democrats are going to make it an election issue.

Maybe I'm just cynical after the Mueller investigation, but I get the sense the general public now sees all Russia stories as "the boy who cried wolf" from Dems, and I think they would be much better served on keeping the focus on Trump's abysmal response to Covid. Don't hand him an issue where he looks like a victim.