Sources: Democrats still plan to drag out impeachment to distract from the disappointing start to the Biden presidency.

So we all understand that impeachment is dead on arrival in the Senate. There is no chance that Democrats can get a conviction and nearly 50% of the caucus doesn't believe that the trial is even constitutional to hold. By all accounts, this will come across as a futile and petty act by Democrats, likely souring many moderate voters who would much rather just "move on" and look forward. Moreover it has actually embolden many Republican politicians to stand up for what is right and keep the avid Trump supporters happy and supportive. 

So why would the Democrats risk looking futile and petty while simultaneously unifying their opposition? To distract from the Biden Presidency, of course. Which so far, has been nearly universally seen to be a disappointment. Not sure if the disappointment was "expected" or if the fact that many of the new Biden (old Obama) policies are not as popular as certain people would have expected. Consider:

• Even the NYT and WaPo have been questioning the rollout of the vaccine, citing what appears to be a very unaggressive plan to improve only marginally from what the Trump administration had already put in place. Biden's response of "c'mon man" just doesn't cut it.
• The statements Biden made about not being able to change the trajectory of the virus runs counter to his campaign promises. He campaigned that he would make robust federal orders to build on the lock downs, mandates, and other measures to not just slow, but also stop the spread. Within a week of being in office, he then concedes that there isn't really anything he can do to slow (much less stop) the virus. This hasn't gone over very well. It looks like a huge campaign lie (because of course it was).
• Meanwhile, Biden supposedly fuming that liberal Governors are doing the opposite of what he campaign on, by deciding to suddenly reopen. This is also leading to many many Americans questioning (very legitimately) whether or not the lockdowns were ever medical or if they were always political.
• The decision to shut down the Keystone pipeline seems undefendable. It was one thing to prevent it from starting, but to shut it down a couple years before it would be completed appears little more than a move for spite. This not only cost Americans thousands of jobs, but even people you might suspect would be on his side are pointing out that the cost to the environment will be worse if the oil is being delivered by other means. Biden has gotten nothing but negative press regarding this. The recent concept that these workers can all start building solar panels is insulting and silly at the core. This was a bad mistake that looks like illogical vengeance.
• Same goes for the executive orders putting a stop to the building of the wall and stopping the deportations. These liberal issues are simply not a popular as they were a while back. The amount of people who want "open borders" has dwindled and people have learned to embrace that border security is good for everyone, including immigrants. These orders have gotten luke warm response from his supporters and rapid opposition from many others. 
• Suddenly an international scene that appeared to be steady and mundane, has become chaotic and dangerous. We have seen moves made by Russia, China, and now Iran that all appears to be designed to destabilize things in those regions. The one thing that Trump didn't get much credit for was how boring the international scene was over the past four years. Rather than wars and skirmishes, we had peace and peace agreements. 
• Meanwhile Joe Biden has been setting records for the most amount of executive orders. After spending four years criticizing Trump as being some sort of "dictator" these EO are basically not defendable. Already one of them has been stopped in it's tracks by the courts. 
• The other questions regarding the executive orders is what will come next? Most of the larger goals that Biden campaigned on would require big legislation that will require Republican support. But impeaching the President, signing bad executive orders, and basically making no attempts to be unifying, there is little chance that big legislation is in the cards. 

Overall this has not been the start that Biden would have wanted, nor is it the start that many people expected.  I would say this might be because of a surprising number of liberal journalists are not just sucking up and applauding everything being done like it's the greatest thing since jelly beans. They appear to be doing some actual critical thinking and actual reporting. If one is honest, then this has all been pretty disappointing. 

So liberals will attempt to go back to putting the attention back on Trump, hoping that the public will not pay attention to the struggles of the new President and his Administration.