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Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? (prospect.org)

submitted 1 year ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Remember, Chuck is trying to please "the Baileys," a fantasy median couple who wouldn't vote for him if they could and generally oppose Democratic policies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dijMKwZMU2Q

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[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Has he been tested for schizophrenia? I am legitimately curious because he has written books about these people.

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[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago

Dementia seems more likely at his age.

I wonder if—now that modern medicine can keep wealthy people alive so long—all that lead they consumed is more of a problem than it used to be.

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[+] DancingBear@midwest.social 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 1 year ago*

https://www.thedailybeast.com/schumer-mocked-for-mentioning-imaginary-couple-hundreds-of-times/

You look at (what he believes to be) two existing requirements for him to hold power and prestige and insist that it can only be one, ignoring that most people base their decisions on multiple factors.

Schumer takes his donor's requests and tries to spin it into palatability for the mythical Baileys. That one is a delusion is irrelevant when we're discussing why a senile dinosaur does what he does. He thinks he must appeal to both to win elections and so he tries to do both.