Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a New York Democrat, had the worst numbers of the four congressional leaders, 24 percent approval against 54 percent disapproval. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, had the lowest approval at 21 percent, but fewer voters disapproved of him at 46 percent.
Both of these losers have to go. He’s already said he won’t support M4A, so he’s dead to me.
I hard Garcia say this morning that we are absolutely NOT going back to the days where we don’t fight back. Maybe HE should be running things.
He looks and acts like a smarmy asshole. Get him then hell out
It gives me hope to see that american voters aren’t being complacent. It’s worth celebrating how well the democrats did in the election, but it is also important to recognize it’s not enough. Americans still need to keep on fighting to make sure things turn around for the better. An important battle against MAGA has been won, but the war hasn’t been won yet.
They are under attack from foreign influence more than anyone so I give them a lot of credit for what they achieved during the midterms. This is another sign they don’t want more of the same from the Democrats. I’m encouraged by what I’ve been seeing.
Nobody is rebelling. All the “progressive” puppets have fallen in line to support Jeffries.
If the Dem party truly listened to its base, it’d have been Bernie 2016…
but we all see how things turn out with the DNC of today… and the DNC of yesterday.
I wanted Bernie too, but the primary voters chose Hillary long before they got to the Convention when the Superdelegates could influence the vote. Yes, the establishment preferred her, but so did the people actually voting in the primaries.
It’s why the message needs to be that we vote left in the primaries, then vote blue in the general. It’s the only way to reverse the ratchet.
They were never going to back and fund an independent with Democrat funding.
Well yes, that’s the problem exactly.
I’ve been saying that all along, and I get savaged every time. The DNC would never give Bernie their nomination because he’s NOT a Democrat. It’s as simple as that.
On Lemmy? I’m surprised, lemmy seems pretty clear on that point. It’s a huge reason people want the oldguard dems ousted.
At a point when the Dem brand was at a low point, they applied the Obama formula: Make an affable but do-nothing mulatto the public face of the party, and place a stable old white man behind the throne as a dog whistle to the rich old whites who still cling to the party. Dems get to have it both ways with this formula- the appearance of progressive politics (but without any real progress…) and the silent dog whistle to the donor class that things really are stable because we have an old white guy who’s really in charge. Very appealing dynamic to old boomers and young voters are just callow fools… So anyway, classic dem stratagey- appearances are upheld, while in the backrooms, it’s all business as usual. Suck the cock of the donor class for all those sweet campaign contributions, and keep the browns and darks satisfied with a public face that is the high yellow version of their own faces. Cynical race pandering? You betcha. Watch Hakeem go off and not be stellar at anything after his term is over, just like before he was elevated to his present position.
Hard truths that the left refuses to face. We will go nowhere and accomplish nothing. Pathetic.
It’s not a rebellion. It is that we want a party, we voted for to represent us. It’s not their party, it’s the voters party.
If Jeffries or Schumer gets put in power then we know that America is truly not a republic. And the jokes the citizens once again.
Not really, the speaker is an internal election. But the people running for Congress weren’t campaigning on who to vote for speaker. You’re also arguing that but you’re just assuming the majority doesn’t want them as leadership. That’s not how any of this works.
Unfortunately internal votes are not democratic. Jeffries has a lot of power in the caucus. The votes are secret so they can not be subject to backlash or bullying. That also means we can’t hold them accountable for how they vote.
Republics were traditionally oligarchies but sure we know what you meant.
Get rid of two people. Do it.
Sign the petition. It’s quick and potentially impactful.
Using resistbot would do far more and tallies up numbers just the same.
Change.org is a great way to feel like you did something, while doing nothing at all.
Call and write your representative, that way you are actually heard.
Definitely agree that calling and writing your representatives is more effective, apps like “5 calls” can help you automatically connect and provides a script to read from: https://5calls.org/issue/house-senate-leadership/
Do both
Did you know that people who post these polls get paid per signature on Change.org? It’s an engagement grift.
Literally don’t sign the Chang.org petition. It is a waste of time, and legitimizes a useless service.
Contact your representatives directly and tell them what you think. Stop believing that social media websites have your best interests in mind.
Did you know that people who post these polls get paid per signature on Change.org? It’s an engagement grift.
According to change.org, they get paid 95% of donations made to that specific campaign. Do you have any reputable, non-social media sources that substantiates this “per signature” claim? I gave it an admittedly cursory search and couldn’t find anything that wasn’t an unsubstantiated social media post.
Contact your representatives directly and tell them what you think. Stop believing that social media websites have your best interests in mind.
100% agree. Even if change.org is largely benign, it’s the type of media that serves to alleviate frustration without driving any actual change: a great recipe for maintaining the status quo.
They are a non-profit, how are they able to pay for signatures?
After doing a little digging, it seems to be an unsubstantiated rumor being spread via social media, but I asked op if they have any legitimate sources.
GET OUT!
I really hope this momentum to push out Schumer and Jeffries is real and we can actually get new leadership in
Wait wait wait. Hold the fuck on.
Democrat voters Rebel.
No, this is not rebellion. This is demanding representation.
Will the party read the fucking room though?
Party says no, the donors want different.
We demand representation that doesn’t immediately go suck Trump off because AIPAC demands it.
sorry best they can do is give trump an extra sloppy bj because AIPAC demands it.
wish i could apply /s…
A rebellion would imply that he has some entitlement to the seat
He seems to think that it is the case.
Exactly. He failed us. Repeatedly. He should resign immediately, for failing to represent his supporters, but you know he won’t.
He does represent his supporters, but they aren’t you and me. They’re the oligarchs.
___Whatever you wrote down there, on mobile each letter is about the size of a single speck of flour
it says Instagram.com/repjefferies
Yeees…yeeeeeesss…push them kicking and screaming into a new era of democratic leadership!
