• nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    They were picked to vote this way beause their seats are either not up for election next year or they’re retiring. Schumer masterminded this but voted no himself in a form of fake resistance. We have to punish more than just this list or nothing changes. It’s a big setup and they’re trying to play us for fools.

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      Schumer masterminded this

      Bruh…

      Schumer isn’t a “mastermind” anymore than trump is. I’m not defending him, I’m saying he’s too stupid and ineffective for your theory.

      Him and other neoliberal “leadership” were just middlemen between a corrupt DNC and elected Dem politicians. If people didn’t vote how the corrupt DNC wanted, then they cut off funding to the whole state party.

      They “led” like terrorists.

      Tim Kaine was one of those shitty corrupt DNC chairs, and got paid back by being one of Hillary’s VP picks.

      If anyone masterminded this, it was him. He’s a bigger problem then any household name in the Dem party. And is 100% ok letting republicans win general elections to prevent progressives from getting in office. He’d 100% sabotage the party/movement to stop progressives from gaining ground.

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        Yeah. Let’s be clear here, Schumer leads like an Applebee’s store manager: He gets point-by-point instructions from corporate. Not a thought required.

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      Well that’s…a bit conspiracy heavy I suppose.

      The other explanation is that they are from states harder hit from the shutdown, and this essentially gets everyone paid right now and sets up this vote from two weeks from now where they can just shut it down again if the GOP doesn’t pony up.