> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://adamtodbrown.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # It Didn't Take Long For Democrats To Get Back To Disappointing Us - URL: https://adamtodbrown.ghost.io/it-didnt-take-long-for-democrats-to-get-back-to-disappointing-us/ - Published: 2026-11-11T21:10:17.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-11T21:15:31.000Z - Description: Eleven Democrats missed a vote to impeach Pete Hegseth. It failed by seven votes. - Author: Adam Tod Brown - Tags: blue wave, midterms, election, democrats, Hegseth, impeachment, vote, aipac, edw, elect democratic women, event The casualties from the recent Blue Tsunami haven't even been completely counted yet and Democrats are already back to being a massive disappointment. On Tuesday, my own personal office betting pool pick for first Republican to get scapegoated for the results of the 2026 midterms, Pete Hegseth, almost got to see the ball start rolling on his inevitable fall from grace when the House voted on [articles of impeachment](https://massie.house.gov/uploadedfiles/articles%5Fof%5Fimpeachment%5Fsec.%5Fhegseth.pdf?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io) introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie. But nah. The House voted 211-204 to block the measure. Eagle-eyed mathematicians will note that is a seven vote margin. That part is super important on account of how [11 Democrats didn't bother showing up to vote](https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/why-11-democrats-missed-key-house-vote-on-hegseth-impeachment-effort?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io). Every Republican voted against it except for Massie, who apparently has a huge hair up his ass over Hegseth fighting a war without Congressional approval and signing off on extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean. Pete Hegseth himself would tell you this kind of thinking is nothing that a bottle of Nugenix Total T can't fix, but Massie opted to go the legislative route for whatever reason. Those 11 missing Democrats absolutely could have swung this in the other direction, and at this point it seems like literally everyone hates Pete Hegseth. So, what's with the all the absences? After news broke of the failed impeachment vote, some of the absentee Democrats took to social media to explain. Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Colorado blamed Mike Johnson. ![I helped introduce articles of impeachment to remove the deeply unqualified and dangerous Pete Hegseth since April. Tonight I was denied the ability to vote on this motion while Mike Johnson worked overtime to shield him from accountability. Next year House Democrats will impeach Hegseth and neither Johnson nor Trump will be able to stop us.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7a/52/7a52996c-2049-4b34-9bfa-962d6df4b4b6/content/images/2026/11/pettersen.png) That seems like it would make sense. I kinda blame Mike Johnson for everything in some way. If I throw up after a meal I blame Mike Johnson. When the Bears lost to the Packers a few weeks ago I blamed Mike Johnson. I wouldn't be at all surprised if Mike Johnson did 9/11\. It's not that easy, though. The comments under Pettersen's post shed a little light on the situation. ![Stop fucking lying! You weren't even in there to vote, you were trying to proxy vote and you know that proxy voting is not allowed since 2023! So stop acting like you were denied the ability to vote! I can't believe I voted for you! Never again! Do your fucking job!](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7a/52/7a52996c-2049-4b34-9bfa-962d6df4b4b6/content/images/2026/11/tweet1.png) Is that true? Yeah, probably! Pettersen's team did later clarify that she was stuck in traffic because she was [attending an event](https://x.com/KyleClark/status/2120395512377639408?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io), though they declined to name the event. Also, correct, [proxy voting is not allowed](https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/explainer-proxy-voting-in-congress/?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io). A clue regarding the possible identity of the event she was attending comes in the form of another comment on Pettersen's post. ![You've collected over $250,000 from AIPAC. You were not denied. You pretended to be late so you would have an excuse. You cowardly demon.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7a/52/7a52996c-2049-4b34-9bfa-962d6df4b4b6/content/images/2026/11/tweet2.png) I'd like to amend my previous statement about how everyone hates Pete Hegseth by now. Israel almost certainly does not hate Pete Hegseth, which means AIPAC doesn't hate him either. Sure enough, an AIPAC-connected group called Elect Democratic Women was [conveniently holding an event](https://www.commondreams.org/news/aipac-front-group-hegseth?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io) for new members at the exact same time the impeachment vote was scheduled to happen. It was reported previously by Drop Site News co-founder Ryan Grim that EDW was one of several "pass-through" groups AIPAC used to funnel money to candidates and races that served their interests in 2026\. AIPAC's super PAC United Democracy Project donated nearly $2.4 million to an EDW political offshoot called EDW Action. Since the AIPAC name has become toxic with voters they've started funneling money into elections through groups with innocuous sounding names like "Affordable Chicago Now" and "BOLD America". Not everyone who missed the vote was at the EDW event. California Representative Jon Correa said ahead of time that he would be absent due to a previously scheduled medical procedure and Nevada's Steven Horsford blamed an unexpected "personal emergency". New York Democratic Representative Pat Ryan [checked himself out of the hospital early after back surgery to vote](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1656036826711572&set=a.877573201224609), but sure, fellas. We aren't all built the same. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi dishonored veterans of the United States military by missing the vote to impeach Hegseth because she was in San Francisco at an event [collecting an award](https://www.newsweek.com/nancy-pelosi-missed-pete-hegseth-impeachment-vote-12698880?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io) for her lifetime of service honoring America's veterans, according to a statement from her spokesman, Ian Krager. > "Speaker Emerita Pelosi returned to San Francisco to join and honor local veterans at Swords to Plowshares’ 30th Annual Veterans Day Celebration tonight, an important and longstanding district tradition she regularly attends and will mark for the last time as a Member of Congress by receiving the Lifetime Advocate for Veterans Award" So that explains those three. What about the other eight? What are the chances they were all late or absent because they were at that EDW event put on by a group that's lowkey funded by a group that would absolutely love two more years of Hegseth? Well, you're not gonna believe this, but Drop Site congressional reporter Julian Andreone [posted on social media](https://x.com/JulianAndreone/status/2120365383852933409?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io) that at least seven of the eight women who missed the vote all have connections to EDW. So far, five of those seven have blamed traffic issues for their absence, and two more haven't said anything at all. It's not confirmed that the seven EDW-connected representatives were at the event, but even [Occam's Razor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s%5Frazor?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io) dorks will have to admit that if five people who are all connected to a group holding an event nearby all get stuck in traffic at the exact same time trying to reach the same nearby destination (the event was 1.5 miles away from the Capitol), the conclusion that takes the fewest leaps in logic to get to is that they were all leaving *that* event. Is that proof that the event was scheduled at that time specifically to give enough Democrats an excuse to miss the Hegseth vote? Of course not, but if it's confirmed they were all there, them missing the vote *was* the outcome. If it wasn't intentional it sure was fortuitous all the same. Intentional or not, it still tells you where those seven Democrats' priorities lie. In a fun twist that definitely isn't meant to sell the idea that there was no plot afoot here, Democrat Katherine Clark, one of the founding members of Elect Democratic Women, DID attend the vote and very publicly called the results "outrageous" afterward. Not only is Clark one of the founders of EDW, she's also your current [Democratic Whip](https://democraticwhip.house.gov/?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io). That means rallying the troops to show up for important votes is *literally her job*. So many coincidences! It's like one of those true crime shows your mom loves so much! On the bright side, even [Ted Cruz's bitch ass](https://thehill.com/homenews/house/6212500-stansbury-misses-hegseth-vote/?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io) is sure Hegseth [will be impeached come January](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/did-democrats-save-pete-hegseth-from-impeachment?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io) when the new batch of Democrats take control of the House and Senate. You can also take some solace in knowing that, as [pointed out by Rep. Massie himself](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxly4y5jzl0qo?ref=adamtodbrown.ghost.io), getting rid of Hegseth this way would've been the better course of action for Republicans. At least they could've approved his replacement while they still hold power. Waiting until Democrats takeover just delays the inevitable and ensures that whoever Trump picks next will have to go through all the incoming communists and trans athletes who will dominate the House and Senate come January to get confirmed. Have fun! In that way *I guess* there's a silver lining to putting off Hegseth's inevitable trial for a bit. That said, never in a million years will I believe that the Democrats who missed this vote for non-medical reasons did so for shrewd political purposes or on accident.