Senator Jeanne Shaheen just threw the minority leader under the bus.

Senator Jeanne Shaheen revealed that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer knew the entire time about the plan for a few Democrats to capitulate to Republicans on the government shutdown.

Shaheen, one of the seven Democrats (and one independent) who dropped their demand for a guaranteed extension of Obamacare subsidies, spoke to Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade on Monday morning.

Aside from serving as further proof that the Democrats are failing to act as an opposition party in any meaningful way, Shaheen’s comments also reveal one of two possible scenarios. Either Schumer was scheming to end the shutdown behind the scenes, only pretending to be against it while pinning the blame on the eight people who aren’t up for reelection anytime soon, or he has no control over his party. Either way, it proves the need for Democrats to jettison the minority leader.

  • pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
    9·
    9 hours ago

    Did the billionaires really lose the fight over the DNC? I remain unconvinced because of these linked articles. No I’m not waiting for billionaire media to convince me or anyone. I’m not an idiot.

    I’m saying if its the case that the DNC is trustworthy and not actually rooting for Schumer’s surrender monkey tactics, its important that that is communicated somehow to voters. But an interview or press release is not going to cut it. How about they provide evidence by taking some action, like cutting Schumer and the rest off from campaign funds? Or something.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
      25·
      8 hours ago

      I’m saying if its the case that the DNC

      Stop thinking of it as “the DNC”.

      It’s whoever the chair is. It’s a fucked system and we need to fix, but that’s the reality of it.

      Like, in 2021 when Biden took office, did you think “the president was a Russian puppet, he’s still a Russian puppet!”

      Even tho Donald Trump and Joe Biden are completely different people? Because that’s literally what you’re doing here.

      Martin ran Minnesota’s state Dem party for a decade. Right up till the day he became DNC chair. He has a very long and documented history there, and under his leadership it went from purple to home of some of our most progressive politicians.

      If he’s a biased neoliberal, he’s so incompetent that it doesn’t matter.

      Either way, we need to push for as many people as possible to vote in the Dem primary. Because the more people vote in the primary, the further left the candidate is