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.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    212·
    17 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
      422·
      16 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·
        16 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·
            15 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