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bigwillq
(72,790 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Zorra
(27,670 posts)MANative
(4,117 posts)MANative
(4,117 posts)Wouldn't be my ideological top choice.
GeorgeGist
(25,330 posts)global1
(25,417 posts)the wrong person for the job IMHO - though Schumer is a seasoned veteran of the Senate.
MANative
(4,117 posts)RiverLover
(7,830 posts)Posted this on another thread, but its even more relevant here~
Dec 2014
...Unfortunately, Schumer embodies the contradictions that will tear the Democratic Party apart over the next two years. He understands the need to embrace a populist, progressive narrative and program, but his ties to Wall Street and big money lead him to blunt any real moves by Democrats to take a bold stand for working people against corporate power.
The budget proposal to allow more government bailouts of banks that gamble with their depositors money was a huge lost opportunity for Democrats to paint Republicans as being on the side of the big banks that wrecked the economy. That opportunity was negated by President Obamas pushing for the budget and Senator Schumers stealth maneuvers (widely known in Congress) to keep the Wall Street deal intact. As a result, the leaders of both parties demonstrated, as theyve done before, that government is in fact on the side of the rich and powerful....
http://www.nextnewdeal.net/chuck-schumer-and-democrats-identity-crisis-economic-policy-vs-rhetoric
MANative
(4,117 posts)tularetom
(23,664 posts)And no friend of the middle class.
I'm pretty sure they can do better.
MANative
(4,117 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Schumer has a lot of flaws. Patty Murray would be a much better choice.
His positives are:
1) not in danger of losing re-election, giving him flexibility in what he would do as majority leader;
2) savvy on rules;
3) a partisan that the Republicans hate
Negatives:
He's Chuck Schumer.
MANative
(4,117 posts)I do like Patty, too. She would have been a fine choice.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Reid won't even get to vote on the next Senate leader.
MANative
(4,117 posts)still_one
(92,771 posts)truebrit71
(20,805 posts)..
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Not as bad as some feel it would be, but I think there are better options. That being said, most of us could have told you Schumer would be tapped years ago. The signs were pretty clear.