Dissatisfaction is emerging with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) among Democrats running for Senate seats in this year’s elections.
The question of backing Schumer as Democratic leader has become a new litmus test, with several candidates — even in purple and red states — pushing for a changing of the guard.
“I’ve already said that I will not support Chuck Schumer as leader in the Senate, and I’m the only person on this stage that has said so,” Illinois Senate Democratic nominee Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) said during a January debate before her primary victory earlier this month.
Though Schumer is unlikely to face any real threat to his leadership post after November, the discontent has spotlighted the party’s lingering battle over its direction and generational change.
Is there anywhere I can place a bet on him not leaving office and also winning his seat back?
I’d put a couple hundred down on that.
The senator from Israel is not representative of the US - got it
He’s not a senator. He’s a traitor. Only slightly better than the nazi party. Arguably worse as he prevents meaningful opposition to the nazi coup.
How is this level of ridiculous hyperbole helpful in any way?
Well, he represents that imaginary Republican couple from Kansas pretty well.
Hey, the Baileys are from Long Island, not Kansas!
No, but seriously, fuck this dude.
We delivered more security assistance to Israel, our ally, under my leadership than ever, ever before. We will keep doing that… I have many jobs as leader & one is to fight for aid to Israel. Remember, he isn’t fighting for NYers, or for Americans, he’s fighting for Israel.
I’d like to believe that Schumer is a wily old fox who doesn’t understand the current moment, but was really good with rules and procedures in the old way of doing things.
But, my guess is that he just has some important contacts with ultra rich people who he can get to donate to the democrats in exchange for favours they’ll call in later.
Schumer only got his current spot because they vote on leadership a week or two before the DNC votes on chair…
So when Schumer followed the neoliberal playbook of threatening to cut off funds to home states of anyone that didn’t vote for him, it was a valid threat.
A week later, it became toothless because there isn’t a neoliberal shill running the DNC anymore.
That’s why so many Dem politicians are willing to say Schumer (and Jeffries) need replaced even if they voted for them a year ago.
The DNC changed the math.
