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Progressive group calls for Senate Dems to replace Schumer as leader (thehill.com)
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The progressive group Indivisible called for Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) as Democratic leader after the party secured control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

“Yesterday, voters made it very clear that they want a new generation of Democratic fighters,” the group wrote in a social media post. “We need a leader in the Senate who is capable of leading that fight. It’s time for Senate Democrats to choose new leadership.”

The group cited the Democratic leader’s faltering approval ratings in its Wednesday statement. An NBC News poll conducted at the end of October found only 13 percent of registered voters viewed Schumer’s leadership positively.

“The American people did not elect Democrats by historic margins just to bend the knee and go back to business as usual,” Indivisible said in its statement. “Senate Democrats need to listen to the voters and turn the page on status quo politics.”

The paid opposition running the Democrats will not falter in their supporting of their Republican donors' causes.

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[–] 21 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Trump has always suffered from incompetence. Trump v1, we saw this in spades.

During Biden, GOP/alt-right used the four years to consolidate power, find further vulnerabilities, and capitalize on them under Trump v2. GOP fucking wrote what they were going to do and then they fucking did it.

The DNC suffers from wanting to appeal to centralists, the largest bloc of voters that can actually swing an election. They know that progressives and anyone left of the DNC will vote dem because of the fucking two party system.

If progressives want change, NOW is the time to capitalize! Now is the time to support progressive candidates, set up election committees so when the primaries come up in 1.5 years, they will be front and center.

The reason the DNC doesn't pander to progressives is that we don't give them a reason to. We start too late. We hem and haw through the primaries, bitching and moaning that we don't have Jon Stewart. The number of progressives that are breathing a sigh of relief yesterday was palpable. Yes, celebrate the win, but we didn't "win". We have an opposition that we can influence more than the other candidate.

We need to fucking take these new politicians to task.

And, at the same time, find even more progressive candidates and encourage them to run. I want more candidates Chris Gallant. We need more Zohran Mamdanis. We need more Allison Montgomerys.

We need more Gen Zs.

I'm fucking tired of the DNC going to progressive candidates and saying they need to stand down because they won't win. I want progressives to throw the DNC the middle finger and say, "You go left or we're leaving YOU." I want the DNC to be the third party.

So yes, take the victory lap everyone. But start looking for progressives NOW to run in two years.

Don't wait two months before primaries.

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  • [–] 13 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

    The problem with progressive candidates is that they stand largely alone, with constant ankle-biting from other Democrats. No fucking wonder Progressive positions aren't popular in practice (despite being popular in theory), because the entire fucking DNC is always talking down progessive policies and labelling it radical. They don't fight for shit and the public never hears strong, consistent arguments for progressive policies.

    We have enough trouble fighting uphill in this media environement, we can't afford to have the party splintered on messaging key issues.

    Centrist dems think their job is just to take the most popular positions that already exist, at the same time as they're forbidden from upsetting the donor class. That leaves us with culture war issues that favor Republicans and divide us instead of economic issues that favor Democrats (ie the dreaded populism) that can unite us.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 days ago (1 child)

    Not even just ankle biting. The DNC FUNDED MULTIPLE MAGA CANDIDATES TO BEAT PROGRESSIVES.

    They did this many times and, because of what MAGA is, it should be considered treason. They actively helped anti-american and treasonous activity to "increase electability"

    They are just as traitorous as any MAGA and are not on our side. Fuck the DNC

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