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StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 01:37 PM Jun 2021

Palmer Report: Lay off Chuck Schumer

But this overwhelming tidal wave of facts just doesn’t seem to matter to the defeatists. They’re insisting that Chuck Schumer be replaced so things can move more quickly, as if there’s a magic wand that Schumer is simply refusing to wave, and that some other Democratic Senate Majority Leader would simply wave. This is a kindergartner’s view of the world. And yet so many liberal defeatists are subscribing to this nonsense, it’s more or less taken over the political discussion this week on social media.

The problem here is two fold. First, it does extraordinary damage when so many liberal activists are so clueless about how anything in politics works, they’re mistakenly demanding the ouster of their own Majority Leader because they mistakenly think the battle over voting rights legislation is somehow lost. These dummies are taking out Schumer’s legs, and thus taking Schumer’s leverage over Manchin away from it. So these dummies who hate Manchin are unwittingly helping Manchin, because they don’t even understand what they’re watching unfold.

Second, this is a time when the Democratic Party leadership – which is fighting like hell for us in smart and savvy fashion – needs us to help out by applying real pressure to opportunists like Manchin and clowns like Sinema. The way you apply pressure is to push Manchin and Sinema to cave on voting rights, and make clear to them that you’re not going to let up until they do cave. You 100% assume you’re going to be able to bend them to your will, and then you do it.

In contrast, the defeatists are unwittingly doing the opposite. They keep insisting that Manchin and Sinema will never cave no matter what. In so doing, they’re telling Manchin and Sinema that they’re off the hook. When you concede defeat right off the bat, what your adversary is hearing is that they’ve won, because you’ve given up trying. This kind of defeatist “activism” is actually the opposite of activism; it’s how you turn a potential win into a guaranteed loss.
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So what’s the solution? As always, we have to educate ourselves about how the political process actually works. We have to remember that most of what transpires in politics takes place behind the scenes. We have to keep in mind that when politicians speak in public, it’s only ever for the sake of posturing, or trying to influence what’s going on behind the scenes; it’s never to be taken as a statement of fact. Most importantly, we have to keep in mind that placing pressure on your adversaries, and assuming you’re going to be able to get them to cave, is how you win; assuming you’re going to lose is how to guarantee you’ll lose. Political activism isn’t about trying to lose so you can feel outrage. It’s about trying to win, so you can make things better for everyone.


https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/lay-off-chuck-schumer/39415/


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Palmer Report: Lay off Chuck Schumer (Original Post) StarfishSaver Jun 2021 OP
That title could be read at least two ways! n/t MerryHolidays Jun 2021 #1
We need to support our dem leaders..ALWAYS PortTack Jun 2021 #2
Excellent article. sheshe2 Jun 2021 #3
I don't think Chuck Schumer can do anything about Bettie Jun 2021 #4

sheshe2

(83,336 posts)
3. Excellent article.
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 02:26 PM
Jun 2021
Manchin is clearly doing a Susan Collins routine. We all remember when she used to loudly insist that she was going to vote against her own party, but once she finished verbally establishing her supposed independence (and once she was sufficiently bought off), she ultimately fell in line with her own party about 95% of the time.

So President Biden and Chuck Schumer are doing with Joe Manchin what Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell used to do with Susan Collins. They’re letting Manchin defiantly run his mouth until he peters himself out, all while publicly ramping up the pressure on him, and surely offering him enticements behind the scenes. Collins nearly always caved to her party in the end; Manchin nearly always caves to his party in the end.



Thanks so much for posting! Schumer knows what he is doing.

Bettie

(15,998 posts)
4. I don't think Chuck Schumer can do anything about
Tue Jun 8, 2021, 02:28 PM
Jun 2021

Manchin or Sinema. I believe they are being paid by some organization to obstruct and will continue to do so until they are voted out or the cash dries up.

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