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Chuck Schumer Is Even Losing the Moderates—Where Democrats Stand Now (newrepublic.com)
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[–] 10 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Has Ayanna Pressley expressed any actual interest in the role of Speaker? Serious question, because I don't want to be supporting a candidate for Speaker who doesn't even want it. I have also heard Joe Neguse's name thrown into the ring, but again, I have not hear that he has any interest.

On the other hand, Chris Van Hollen has expressed his interest -- "I am listening" -- so he definitely has my support.

Thank you for this excellent comment, links, numbers and all. Well done.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    According to Axios, Neguse is seeking the assistant speaker position. Definitely the sort of position you don't want to be on the wrong side of the actual speaker for. So I imagine he'd "reluctantly accept" the position, but not campaign for it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    Thank you for looking this up, I really appreciate it. I think your estimation is right, but that would seem to scupper Neguse's chances for speaker, if the selection works the way AOC says it does.

    She says that the actual party caucus Speaker vote in November (not the floor vote in January) is not run as an open thing. It has a fixed ballot, and a challenger has to formally put their name forward for consideration prior to the party vote by sending a letter to the rest of the House Democratic Caucus. If they do not, and their name is not already on the ballot, the process itself does not allow them to be chosen. This seems to be quite different than the Republican Speaker elections we've seen, especially in October 2023.

    If you're interested, AOC just recently put out a video on her IG reels explaining the Speaker position and selection process at length. It's a long video but well worth the listen; scroll to the end of this article for the Instagram link. I downloaded it and ended up skipping at lot of the intro ("hey everybody! hey!") and sped it up to 1.25, but I learned a lot.

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  • [–] 1 point 13 hours ago (1 child)

    I don't think she has, but that is why encouraging her is one of the 7 calls. Senator Chris Van Hollen wasn't listening, until he heard from lots of people.

    I wish the Democratic party wasn't run like a mob boss, where they will make your life hell if you don't do exactly what they say. Hopefully, with new leadership, we can make it so people can't barricade themselves into leadership positions like a parasite that everyone wants gone but can't get rid of.

    Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries will waste the momentum of the blue wave, and the next two years will be very similar to the last two years.

    We will continue to find Israel's genocide. Everyone in power will lament the corruption and crimes of the MAGA regime, but do nothing about it. We will not see Medicare for All.

    Let's use the momentum of the blue wave to flip over some tables and toss these AIPAC owned, controlled opposition Dems out of leadership.

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  • [–] 1 point 13 hours ago

    Plus they are terribly uninspiring. Hakeem Jeffries has the charisma of JD Vance.

    Chuck Schumer has the charisma of vegetable Mitch McConnell.

    Besides the critical importance of reclaiming our nation from the fascists, their energy/vibes are borderline criminally cringe worthy.

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