But Stephen Farnsworth, a political science professor in Virginia, said American politics is so polarized that the freshman lawmakers’ votes may not imperil their reelection prospects. “The people who support Trump were not going to be voting for Spanberger or Luria,” said Farnsworth, of the University of Mary Washington. “Doing the right thing as one sees it as a politician is a lot easier when there is not much of a political downside to doing so.”

Spanberger, Luria — vulnerable Va. Democrats — will vote to impeach Trump