Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
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Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, in exchange for vague assurances of a vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies that amount to nothing. But my reporting finds that at the Thursday meeting of the […]

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

  • aarch0x40@lemmy.worldEnglish
    94·
    15 hours 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
      342·
      15 hours 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
        63·
        14 hours ago

        AOC will take over his seat without primary opposition

        I have bad news for you about how the DNC operates

        • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
          202·
          14 hours 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
            402·
            13 hours 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·
              13 hours 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·
                  12 hours 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