He’s too old and needs to pass the torch to someone with more staying power. He can stay on as an advisor or whatever.
Not just him. Even people like Bernie should have stepped down a long time ago. They aren’t raising up their future replacements at all.
Asked about working with the president, Schumer told reporters, "We’ll see if he will actually change his ways and join.”
Are you telling me this entire article was about a single, short, completely normal response to a question?
To think there’s even the remotest possibility of this happening is delusional, making this an awful response to that question.
I’ve got no love for Cuck Schumer, but I don’t see how you can read that response as anything more than a shrug. Definitely didn’t warrant such a long article.
Tell us which stocks to buy Chuck.
If you live in state with Democratic Senators and Reps, like New York, California, or Texas (couldn’t resist) make sure you tell them to ELECT BETTER LEADERS.
Let your State Senators and Reps know too, of course!!
You have until Nov 18. This was always the point. Now we can yell at people we DID vote for!
I crave a metaphorical bloodbath in the upper ranks of Dem leadership. Get the fuck out of the way.
Remove him, the party absolutely needs his removal. He won’t do it himself cause he’s a narcissist ideologue.
Sam Seder had the correct response to this.
[Copy/pasting this from a different thread because it’s important:]
Can we start talking about who we would like to see in those congressional leadership roles?
For starters, here are some potential names for Senate Majority Leader:
- Corry Booker
- Elizabeth Warren
- Jon Ossoff
- Chris Van Hollen
And for Speaker of the House:
- Jamie Raskin
- Ro Khanna
- Robert Garcia
Feel free to discuss pros and cons regarding any of them, or add more names to the lists. We need to have this conversation now.
God, not Booker. He attacked Hasan Piker without even knowing who he was… because a staffer told him to do it.
He’s just a starfucking showboat.
The rest are great and I think Van Hollen should run for president.
Even if some people don’t like Booker for his stances with respect to Israel, I think he has the energy required to actually effect the change demanded by Americans, which will still include progressive voices, whereas Schumer is using the leadership chair as it was a retirement home like McConnell was.
If AOC wants to be President in 2028 (this is her choice and she hasn’t indicated anything yet), I think even a two-year stint as House Leader will give her enough limelight and any big achievements will be able to bridge her to becoming the Democratic nominee (over scumbags like Newsom), Ossoff is good too to potentially be set up in a similar fashion. She is presiding over some important committees already, but this is a potentially huge opportunity, not that I would be upset with Garcia, Khanna or Raskin becoming leader either.
Jeffries is set to become the first African American sworn in as House Majority Leader in January, I know many Democratic establishment don’t want to take away that moment from him, but this moment calls for way more than ceremony.
Thank you for your input! It’s nice to hear something positive about Booker, cause a lot of the feedback I’ve been getting about him has been different. I was starting to lose faith in him.
He might not be perfect but he could likely get the kind of support behind him that it would take to unseat Schumer. And you’re right, he does have energy. That’s his biggest strength I think. ‘Milquetoast’ is not a word that describes him.
About AOC:
I would love to see AOC become the first woman POTUS as much as anyone else, but I’d advise caution here and I think even she understands why. That would be like drawing the Queen of Spades and trying to shoot the moon. Awesome if it pays off, but also very risky. And the current pot is just too critical to take a risk like that in my opinion.
This isn’t just about her being a Latina woman and a progressive, all of which could make it an uphill battle for her in the general election. She’s young too. She has a long career ahead of her and she can still do a lot of good in Congress. I’d love to see her run for Schumer’s seat when he’s up for reelection, then spend a couple terms in the Senate and run for president when she’s in her 50s or 60s.
Even from where she is now in the House, there’s so much good she can do. Especially once Dems take back the majority and have a new generation of progressives on her side starting in 2027.
Also, 2029-2032 will be about cleanup. We can certainly run a progressive agenda alongside the cleanup, but we should choose someone that can take a few hits when republicans inevitably try to blame them for the shitstorm they inherit from trump. That’s not an ideal environment for a young, progressive woman of color to start her first presidential term off with. Especially if the DNC isn’t fully on board yet.
It’s far from ideal and it’s disappointing that these are the political realities, but we need to be pragmatic/strategic, and I think holding the AOC card for another time is probably the way to go.
(TL;DR: I love her and I would love to see her as president some day, but I don’t think 2028 is her time yet and there’s still a lot of good she can do in Congress in the meantime).
About Jeffries:
Jeffries is set to become the first African American sworn in as House Majority Leader in January, I know many Democratic establishment don’t want to take away that moment from him, but this moment calls for way more than ceremony.
And yeah I get it about Jeffries, but at this point I think we’ve learned that “identity politics” (as much as I hate to use the term) is a losing battle when there’s no substance behind it. Otherwise Kamala Harris would have performed better.
I mean look at all the historic firsts in this election. Indigenous women and an openly gay man in the Senate, a Black woman governor, a transgender US representative from Alabama of all places. But if you listen to what they say, none of them are making this about their identity. They’re saying things like “I’m ready to serve my constituents and deliver for the American people” and “I don’t care about being the first, I only hope I’m not the last.”
So in this environment, choosing a milquetoast neoliberal AIPAC Dem for House Speaker just because he happens to be a Black man and we want that new landmark, it seems to miss the mark.
And besides, if we choose Cory Booker for SML, then nobody could honestly blame it on race if we pass on Jeffries. This is about his source of funding, his priorities, his policies, his performance. Let’s not make this about his identity.
(TL;DR: Read the moment. This is about choosing substance over identity).
This is why rather than celebrate, the campaigners on the progressive side of the party should now start the work to get all the “pro status quo” and “pro Zionists” democrats out if they want to see any changes.
As far as working with Trump goes I kinda get it. I hate Schumer for a million reasons, but what else are we going to do there? Trump is either going to play ball occasionally or never, so they have to at least try. If you just start off saying “he’s not going to work with us so fuck it” without even trying then we definitely don’t accomplish anything. If we do try and there are actual good policies that trump vetos then if anything I would think that record should help in 2028, if Democrats can be bothered to actually talk about it.
…for everything else though, go home old man…
SCOTUS has already said "the only way to rein in the president is “impeachment”
The only viable initial action is a full impeachment of the senior white house staff
I kind of wonder if the House of Cards character was made after 'ol Chucky.
He did pick great candidates and help shape the election. What a great note to retire on! He can be a consultant for 2028.
Schumer’s gotta go
With people like Schumer, not a single thing will change.
As an observer from afar, I can of course only be pleased that U.S. citizens have taught the current regime a lesson. Nevertheless, it’s sobering to see how little this will actually change. Things will stay the same: The U.S. is an oligarchy in which a child molester and serious criminal is president—the opposition cannot be taken seriously, since its leadership prevents people who actually want to change the status quo from reaching positions of power.
There will be no prosecution for all the crimes the regime has openly committed; everything will remain as it is, with the only difference being that it will be less obvious. That is as certain as death and taxes, as long as corrupt politicians like Schumer are not held accountable.
You sound like the don’t vote people that were around yesterday.
Are people not allowed to criticize the dems after the midterms now too?
Are people not allowed to criticize the dems after the midterms now too?
The amount of people who say it’s never time is way too high
The lesser of two evils is still evil.
The point is to drag the Overton window back from so far right that an owl would have difficulty following it.
I’m not a U.S. citizen, but I’ve never missed an election in my home country.
Edit: Just in case it wasn’t clear—I don’t live in the U.S. either.
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