Schumer must resign for the good of the Democratic Party

[Bread and Circuses]

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[fujiyamasan]

1. I don't really understand how he can continue at this point

I think he’s lost the respect of a large number in his caucus. The eight senators themselves should be ostracized and shunned. They’re collaborators and made the other 39 to look like a bunch of fucking idiots, putting their head out on the line.

39 senators did the right thing, but those eight can fuck thrmselves from here to eternity like every republican. Especially Fetterman.

[Bread and Circuses]

10. Agree. The voters spoke last week. We're moving forward with determination and joy

[SunSeeker]

2. But nobody wants the job. nt

[Layzeebeaver]

3. There is a chess game here

And it’s not won in a single move (vote)

And you can’t win if you start eating the pieces.

[Orrex]

13. That's a statement of poorly justified faith

We've heard about this masterful chess game for literal decades.

How many times will Democrats sacrifice their queen before they actually win?

[Layzeebeaver]

16. No queen has been sacrificed here.

Did you get EVERYTHING we wanted? No.

Did we get most of what we wanted? Yes.

Sadly, some folk seem to expect that one party should get everything or else settle for nothing.

I just don’t understand such reductionist logic.

Proposing health coverage is not the fault of democrats. Let’s keep that in mind.

[Orrex]

18. We got an idea of a promise

After a 40-day shutdown, it’s reasonable to hope for something more concrete.

[Orrex]

19. Or at the very least...

They need to figure out some way to stop making their wins look, sound, and feel like catastrophic losses. It’s not just a matter of a few griping DUers; Dems have a major and long term problem with optics and with messaging.

If, every time we score a victory, we need a team of devoted truebelievers to assure us that we won, then maybe it wasn’t as much of a win after all.

[stopdiggin]

4. Loyal lifelong Democrat here that fundamentally disagrees ...

I'll be signing no such petition - and my local Democratic party has been apprised of that position - and the continuing support backing it (both financial and otherwise).

[J_William_Ryan]

5. "Schumer must resign"

Which may make some feel better, but it won’t change anything.

The new leader will be just as powerless, just as incapable of stopping Trump, Republicans, and the Supreme Court, just as cut off from the levers of power.

[BannonsLiver]

6. I'm guessing Newsom, Pritzker etc. are hoping that he can be used as a foil in the primaries.

That’s already started to bubble up.

[pat_k]

7. Another perspective from Lawrence O'Donnell

[iemanja]

8. I think I signed

but that’s a really weird way to run a petition.

[iemanja]

9. Nope, it seems like a scam

They want too much info that isn’t necessary to sign a petition. I suggest you delete this thread.

[FarPoint]

11. We are the Minority...

No one could do any better.....the dictator has terrorized all in Congress...I choose not to bash our Democrats...there are other ways to fight this administration....

[no_hypocrisy]

12. And replaced by whom?

Reminds me of the fairy tale where the mice decide that if a collar with a bell were to be placed on the cat, they'd be warned of the danger. And an old mouse steps forward and rhetorically asked, "Well and good. But who's going to bell the cat?"

[tritsofme]

15. LOL, what nonsense. No thanks.

The histrionics here are way over the top.

[MineralMan]

17. That will be up to the voters in his state, I would think.

Like everyone else, I have two Senators. I voted for both of them. I don't always agree 100% with them, but they're both Democrats and can be counted on to vote with other Democrats when it matters.

Not everyone likes them. I do, though.