Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
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The Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. On Thursday, they told their caucus colleagues they had ten votes to reopen the government—in exchange for no real Republican concessions.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52742400

How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

  • aarch0x40@lemmy.worldEnglish
    110·
    2 days ago

    Wonder if he’ll get “primaried”. Chuck’s definately lost touch with the democratic base. How he handled the NYC mayoral race demonstrated that.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      432·
      2 days ago

      My pet theory is that Schumer will agree to not run again, and AOC will take over his seat without primary opposition, as long as she promises to not run against Newsom for President.

      • PhilipTheBucket@quokk.auEnglish
        711·
        2 days ago

        AOC will take over his seat without primary opposition

        I have bad news for you about how the DNC operates

        • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
          252·
          2 days ago

          What do you mean? Making a backroom deal to get the Next One Up across the finish line is exactly how they operate

          • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
            482·
            2 days ago

            yeah but AOC is someone the public could get behind as a genuine crusader for the small fry.

            DNC historically backstabs people like that the hardest, in order to push the totally-not-republican-in-everything-but-name candidate on America.

            • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
              75·
              2 days ago

              The DNC backstabs those folks if they run for President, but would have no problem backing a certain victory for a Senate seat.

                • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  42·
                  2 days ago

                  Well, they tried to, but he won, and now they are all going to cozy up to him as long as he keeps winning

      • DNS@discuss.online
        51·
        1 day ago

        I really want AOC as president, but it’s already fucking clear with the past 2 women nominees that the USA, despite claiming it is “progressive”, will not vote for a woman. Even a white woman couldn’t make it, what makes you think a brown one will again?

        Only time I see it happening is if there is mass social upheaval, a desire for change like with Obama. Today, the propaganda machine has amplified and division is rooted deeply. We crossed the Rubicon as a nation.

        • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          1 day ago

          Or maybe those women had dog shit policies. Nope, no introspection allowed, just play the victim card and learn absolutely nothing.

        • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          I think AOC will make a perfect Presidential candidate, in 2040 or 2048 after a few terms in the Senate. She will still be “young” by Presidential standards. Maybe by then many of the misogynists will have died off.

          Don’t get me wrong: she would make an extremely good candidate in 2028 too. But I don’t think she has a chance of winning in the current climate. Too many people won’t vote for a woman right now, but are self-aware enough to know they can’t admit it anymore, so will come up with bullshit reasons why they can’t do it.

          If she is on my ballot she is getting my vote, full stop. But I want to keep her for NY for a while longer.

          • oyo@lemmy.zip
            1·
            1 day ago

            The main problem is that by then the character assassination will be complete. Right now it’s still just underway.