Very simple explanation for why Schumer and other Dems are distancing themselves from Hillary

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71. Are you actually defending him?

From what I heard, the "progressives" were outraged that he came out in support of some policy positions they supported, until yesterday.


Hillary Clinton is out of politics. She's said very plainly she will not run again. Of course, Schumer would not have made those comments if she were still in. What he did wasn't hardball. It was an effort to placate critics who don't want his support for issues. If issues mattered, they wouldn't dislike Clinton so much. Since the GE, we've seen them absolutely giddy when Bernie endorsed positions that Clinton had proposed in detail. It's pretty obvious that what matters is not policy or issues but who proposes something. And they believe they are entitled to power, despite not being able to win a single elected anywhere, even in the bluest of districts. Schumer could lie down for every last one of their demands, and they'd still want his head.

Schumer obviously has no idea who he's dealing with.