Democrats Rage At Chuck Schumer After His Shutdown Fold

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chuck-schumer-democrats-govt-shutdown_n_67d3879ae4b00eb3dcd205a0?ind

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  1. As well they should. I won’t be voting for any democrats who vote to pass it

  3. Do senators need permission to fillibuster? Could someone just do that anyway?

  5. It’s past time to abandon the Democratic Party and build something new.

  8. There are two senators on Lawrence O’Donnell right now who are still voting no. They are doing a good job laying out the research cuts in the bill, etc.

  9. This should trigger a leadership challenge. With the amount of No on cloture and NO on the Cr votes coming out, Schumer clearly doesn’t have control of his caucus.

  10. He needs to resign. If he votes YES tomorrow he needs to step aside and let someone else take over. We need fighters not doormats.

  11. This guy has been getting fucking worked over by the GOP ever since he became party leader

  13. Someone needs to follow with a megaphone chanting “fuck-ing co-ward”

  15. Schumer has completely lost it. He’s now gone over to Quisling phase. He should RESIGN. He’s a fucking coward.

  16. This typo is hilarious:

    “Democrats across the ideological spectrum are sharply criticizing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (R-N.Y.)…”

  17. When will they learn playing the good guy doesn’t get you anywhere

  18. There is still a small chance enough senators might defect to do the right thing. Please, I beg of you, call your senators, leave a voicemail, tell them to vote No on Cloture and shut the government down, and tell everyone you know to do the same by tomorrow afternoon

    Just search 5calls website.

  19. Way to make sure there’s Democrat fingerprints all over this abomination now. Way better than standing up to MAGA and making them take sole responsibility for it. I mean, they have control of all 3 levels right, if they can’t pass it, seems like a them problem.

  20. As they should! He had the chance to put the Republicans in a zugzwang, and he didn’t.

  22. The most vulnerable Democrat, Sen. Jon Ossoff (GA), has an “X” feed posted on his campaign website. It states that he is voting against the bill.

    It took him awhile, but I am glad to see that he fell on the proper side of the fence.

    **FWIW**: Trump is encouraging MTG to run against him.

  23. >“If we’re afraid of blame, we need to get better at persuasion—not rolling over.”

    The DNC’s ‘win’ over Trumpism is rolling back to 2024 norms; which is why I only view them as a tool in delaying the institutional breakdown.

    We have a say in what comes after, it can be more than returning to that.

  24. They are just getting walked right over. Stands up to the bully that is Trump. Stop being so pathetic.

    Side and Trump are going to cut the jobs you think you are protecting, so you might as well stand up and force them to have some pain.

  25. It’s a pretty good editorial dig to put the R next to Schumer’s name.

  27. Harry Reid was the last fighter this guy has always been a pushover

  29. Fellow Americans. The time has come for Hakeem Jeffries and Schumer to kick fucking rocks. They’re siding with the enemy and the billionaires. Behind closed doors this past week Jeffries went begging and panhandling to the tech bros that were at Trump’s inauguration making promises that if big tech gives Dems donor money they’ll continue to have more power and leeway like they do now. Schumer and Jeffries have also been in meetings with Dems major grassroots organizers. During those meetings Schumer and Jefferies were asked by the Organizers to get out there and actually fight. Do you know what the response from those two was? “We don’t have any leverage, we can’t do anything”. Reporters said Schumer and Jefferies were visibly livid and pissed off at their biggest door-knocking organizers just because they were asked to show some fucking balls. These two will never cede their power. Trump’s agenda benefits those two men. Primary Schumer and Jefferies and send them fucking packing.

  30. “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” – John F. Kennedy

  32. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. There’s never been a challenge he wasn’t afraid to run away from.

  33. Did he read the headline that democrats were showing a heartbeat of resistance and needed to make sure to stamp that out real quick or what?

  35. Hard reality check here. this is a win win for the GOP and a lose lose for the Dems. The GOP (at least trump and Elon) want to shutdown the govt. they are already doing it and trying to do more. A full shutdown except for essential totally meets their goals. Huge win that they would never compromise from. Passing this horrible budget is also a win giving trump tons of power to redistribute wealth and influence.

    The dems in their fecklessness allowed themselves to be described as the responsible party for a shutdown despite the obvious minority status. Total fail. Total. Chuck needs to go just for this. But at this point the die is cast and the Dems will get the blame. They will also get the blame for a shitty budget. But Chuck’s calculus – time will tell right or wrong – is that the pain of a trump budget will be on him vs the pain of a shutdown on the Dems. Feckless, but cold hard reality at this point.

  37. Its incredible. You’ve got Susan Rice, AOC, and even Jefferies dogpiling on him right now.

    Schumer done fucked up with that speech and op ed. Read the room you boomer dumbass.

  38. What a fucking joke.

    Dems have a moment right now to clearly lay out all the things they need in the budget to get a yes vote – protection for stuff like federal workers, veterans, Medicaid, Social Security, NOAA, DOE, USPS, Social Security.

    Make it so that every American knows those are the things you stand for and then politically beat the GOP over the head with the fact they are willing to shut down the government instead of providing those things to the people.

    It’s the easiest goddam play, especially when the entire world is furious with the GOP right now. Leave it to Dems to fumble the ball and then accidentally dribble it to their own end zone.

  40. I’m usually of the mindset that we need to reinvigorate the Democratic Party with new blood, but crap like this makes me thing it’s time to start a new populist party and send a clear fed up message to both parties. I hate that money in politics will prevent anything like that, however

  41. What gets me is like 30 hours ago he talked about how democrats wouldn’t be helping pass it.  Just makes him look extra pitiful that he folded so soon after despite getting nothing 

  42. If this bill goes through, Schumer must be replaced as Minority Leader, and then summarily ignored until he can be primaried in ‘28. New Yorkers, boo this man, give him the old Bronx Cheer, and then get him the fuck out of Congress.

  43. It’s time for Schumer to get the hell out of there. Throw in Pelosi and Jeffries for good measure.

    We need people with spines.

  44. “***CORRECTION:*** A previous version of this story misidentified Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as a Republican. He is a Democrat.”

    No, no, you had it right.

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