Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
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Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands to pass a simple continuing resolution to re-open the government, in exchange for vague assurances of a vote on Affordable Care Act subsidies that amount to nothing. But my reporting finds that at the Thursday meeting of the […]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52742400

How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    311·
    9 hours ago

    My pet theory is that Schumer will agree to not run again, and AOC will take over his seat without primary opposition, as long as she promises to not run against Newsom for President.

    • PhilipTheBucket@quokk.auEnglish
      59·
      9 hours ago

      AOC will take over his seat without primary opposition

      I have bad news for you about how the DNC operates

      • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
        191·
        8 hours ago

        What do you mean? Making a backroom deal to get the Next One Up across the finish line is exactly how they operate

        • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
          361·
          8 hours ago

          yeah but AOC is someone the public could get behind as a genuine crusader for the small fry.

          DNC historically backstabs people like that the hardest, in order to push the totally-not-republican-in-everything-but-name candidate on America.

          • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
            73·
            8 hours ago

            The DNC backstabs those folks if they run for President, but would have no problem backing a certain victory for a Senate seat.