Rep. Ro Khanna: Schumer 'should be replaced'

[vanessa_ca]

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is calling on Senate Democrats to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as leader after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted Sunday to begin the process of reopening the federal government.

Khanna, a progressive Democrat who represents Silicon Valley, argued on social media that if Schumer can’t keep his caucus unified against a government funding bill that doesn’t extend enhanced health insurance subsidies, then he shouldn’t lead Senate Democrats.

“Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?” Khanna wrote on X.

Progressive Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) also took a shot at Schumer, noting the Democratic leader did not endorse the party’s nominee for mayor in New York, Zohran Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist, nor did he disclose for whom he cast his ballot.

-snip-

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5598207-rep-ro-khanna-calls-for-chuck-schumer-replacement/

[BannonsLiver]

1. I agree with Ro.

[JI7]

2. The problem is nobody else wants that position

[vanlassie]

13. How do you know this?

[quakerboy]

16. Good.

I dont think we want someone who wants the position. We want someone smarter than that.

[durablend]

3. Oh he'll fight for the millionaires

The rest of us not so much.

[thought crime]

19. And Billionaires!

[Ars Longa]

28. And now, Trillionaires!

[Raven123]

4. I think we would be better served if Ro Khanna would focus on the House

[dem4decades]

6. How about Senator Pocan, should he concentrate on the house too?

[Raven123]

7. Yes.

[W_HAMILTON]

8. Pocan is not a Senator....

[Raven123]

29. Yes.

[Gore1FL]

20. As a member of neither the House or Senate, do I get to have an opinion? nt

[Raven123]

30. Yes

[dem4decades]

5. Can't keep his caucus together? Shit he couldn't even keep his #2 on board

Unless, of course Durbin did exactly what Schumer wanted him to do.

Either way, Schumer should go.

[bigtree]

32. he fucking kept these Dems together up until now

...and dominated republicans in the period inbetween.

This is a fantasy take that invites Democrats to be demoralized, instead of continuing the winning political fight up to the midterms.

Sure let's start demanding the slim majority we have dismantle itself because that worked out so well the last time people convinced our president to stand aside.

Why are people playing subtraction of Dems instead of addition? What kind of idiotic defeat is this backbench Dem demanding now??

[Jose Garcia]

10. He can run for the Senate in 2028

[leftstreet]

11. FFS He should have been replaced in 2016!

"For every blue-collar Democrat we will lose in western Pennsylvania, we will pick up 2-3 moderate Republicans in the suburbs of Philadelphia. And you can repeat that in Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin." Chuck Schumer in 2016

In your wildest dreams can you imagine a Mitch McConnell say something like that? Hey we need to embrace policies that protect minorities, and also let's run on national healthcare. Don't worry, for every Republican we lose in the suburbs, we'll pick up Democrats in urban areas.

UN fucking BELIEVABLE

[thought crime]

21. Yeah that sure worked out well...

I couldn't imagine any Democrat saying that.

[Fil1957]

12. He's long past his sell by date...

[orangecrush]

14. And I agree with him

Schumer made the worst possible move at the worst possible time.

[Emile]

15. K & R

[QueerDuck]

17. What a virtuous thing to say. 🙄

[chouchou]

18. I'm still apprehensive, regarding making any kind of deals with right-wingers.

Too many liars and down-the-road excuses "It's different now!" "Things have changed" "We didn't know that back then"
I've heard that bullshit way many times.

[thought crime]

22. If there's one thing we know, it's that republicans do not negotiate in good faith.

[chouchou]

33. Your words are true. Personally, I believe Democrats bargain with honesty...

..but that's the danger..people think how other people feel like people feel. When you're a decent soul, one tends to be a decent soul. and believe others are truthful ..not like a Donald cockroach Trump. Of course, you know all that.

[IronLionZion]

23. Who else is going to do it?

Does anyone else want the job?

[SleeplessinSoCal]

24. Absolutely.

After last week's victories, Schumer helped to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory - which we all have fought so hard for.

Trump should be no where near the Oval Office. We were warned! The news media is a complete failure. So much needs fixing. Reading that the DOJ is an empty shell of what it needs to be.

Disaster at every turn. We need headlines about new leadership. And we need to tackle the FCC. Mainly we need to find a way to educate the masses to beware of "influencers" who are only in it for the money. They are not THE FOURTH ESTATE!

[gulliver]

25. Let's see how it turns out in December

Ro can be very effective. But I notice here that he doesn't seem to have anyone in mind. That's a big problem with our party. We keep acting like we have this limitless choice of brilliant, effective, meritorious leaders who just can't wait to lead us. Then we crap all over the leaders we have, and that supposedly increases our pool of choices? I just think that if you limit yourself only to the masochistic when choosing leaders, you're limiting your choices drastically.

[zorbasd]

26. Yes, I like Senator Murphy, dont know if he would

like to, but he has the middle age energy.

[spanone]

27. I agree with Ro Khanna.

[bigtree]

31. he did exactly what people demanded of him

...notwithstanding the bullshit that makes up this complaint superimposing the actions of others onto him.

This isn't Democratic advocacy, it's a thrown bomb that has no concern about who is hurt in the process of the destruction called for.

It's basically an invitation to suucide, I guess emboldened by the self-immolation Dems participated in which lost us the last election.

What a fucking stupid suggestion.

[Hassler]

34. It's time to chuck Schumer