The smartest thing Democrats could do now, Chuck Schumer has argued, is let Trump irredeemably mess up... But the problem with embracing powerlessness is that you end up looking powerless—and, well, pathetic. - ThreadSky

newrepublic.com • 5 days ago

The smartest thing Democrats could do now, Chuck Schumer has argued, is let Trump irredeemably mess up...

But the problem with embracing powerlessness is that you end up looking powerless—and, well, pathetic.

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chbp.bsky.social•4 days ago

after they rid us of schumer

wshawnm.bsky.social•5 days ago

Isn't there a saying along the lines of "When your enemy is drowning, throw him an anchor"? If not, I just made that up.

midnitevanilla.bsky.social•5 days ago

Before Dems can effectively do anything, the reality of what GOP voters have chosen needs to set in. The pain must be felt. Until then, all Dems can do is preach to the choir.

katiespn411.bsky.social•5 days ago

Get new leadership in the Senate for starters!!

dohlms.bsky.social•4 days ago

Then it's good that Chuck isn't only Democrat with a voice out there. JFC.

tartango.bsky.social•5 days ago

Chuck Schumer is forfeit.
He has been quoting his edition of Emily Post to these knife-fighters for more than eight years, and now, and America is on the verge of Oligarchy, and one Trump dog whistle away from Putin arriving in the US to claim his spoils.
Step down, Chuck.

billga2603.bsky.social•5 days ago

Most years we got told presidential power was limited and subjec to impressive controls. What happened to that conventional wisdom this year?

mathscott.bsky.social•5 days ago

Chuck Schumer is saying exactly what Republicans are saying. Well, let’s just wait and see how it ends up affecting regular Americans first because we just don’t know what the effects will be. (i.e., Ron Wyden on NPR) It’s absurdity. Of course you know. And, by then, it’s too late.

johndettling.bsky.social•5 days ago

Dems need to ask a simple question: what would be the policy, the message, the political theater, the protest, the clever slogan, etc. that would actually win the news cycle for each week?

johndettling.bsky.social•5 days ago

Because it seems the last time the Dems won a news cycle was when Harris replaced Biden.

susijohnston.bsky.social•5 days ago

Or do crazy sh*t! When I lived on the LES in NYC in the late 70s that was the MO to stop all the crims. New Dem Rule: When they go low, we go crazy. Do good crazy. Sen Booker just did some. It so slayed.

fatbaldboomer.bsky.social•5 days ago

Never interupt your enemy while he makes a mistake is a viable strategy unless that mistake ruins the lives of 390 million of your own people. Schummer must go. Shummer must go.

evgenderson.bsky.social•5 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/evgenderson.bsky.social/post/3llwngoszac2b

dlowther.bsky.social•5 days ago

Plenty of hooks reaching deep into the security markets...
https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/charles-e-schumer/summary?cid=N00001093

bmo2xl.bsky.social•5 days ago

Democrats don’t have the intestinal fortitude to fight fascism.

dachte.bsky.social•4 days ago

His choice on the budget was probably correct though.

bbix.bsky.social•4 days ago

@booker.senate.gov time to step up and use the momentum you created, we need you as the Senate leader

kenroth.bsky.social•5 days ago

Trump just irredeemably messed up with these tariffs. Dems can't just stand by while he wrecks the country, the economy and people's lives!

subliminalmonk.bsky.social•5 days ago

Getting a little tired of these headlines and repeated stories. We get it, Democrats are sucking. But so is everything else my friends

erulux.bsky.social•5 days ago

Nah. 66% of you want this. So let it ride until it's a bloody dysentery. Then DEMs step in & offer the voice of reason. 66% of you didn't listen to Kamala. So no...America baked itself a shite-cake. I'm afraid y'all need to feel the sharp gastric pain to make ya pivot permanently away from MAGA.

thekvetch.bsky.social•5 days ago

Need to be on tv clowning the shit out of this admin. Turn off the hoity toity smugness and just straight laugh at the stupidity of this. Look right in the camera and tell America that the casino bankrupter is doing this because he is an idiot.

prehbine.bsky.social•5 days ago

Schumer needs to hand the minority leader role to someone fully capable of leadership for the democrat people's sake.

camofarc.bsky.social•5 days ago

rupert-the-dog.bsky.social•5 days ago

@schumer.senate.gov Are you listening?

michael60647.bsky.social•5 days ago

@durbin.senate.gov are you listening too?
You are the Minority Whip, when are you going to line up the Democrat Senators and have them speechify like Cory Booker?

valegirl61.bsky.social•5 days ago

We should not be playing opossum

5reasonswhy.bsky.social•5 days ago

Schumer is using an expired playbook.

ricecp.bsky.social•5 days ago

This is how to fight MAGA-DOGE

https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3llwktvhhwc2v

ricecp.bsky.social•5 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/democracyforward.org/post/3llwlb2sps22y

bach5g.bsky.social•5 days ago

Going empty handed to a knife fight.

stirlingnewberry.bsky.social•5 days ago

Chuckles is of the age that is over.

maximumeffort433.bsky.social•5 days ago

Maybe we should stop running news stories accusing Democrats of being pathetic?

I don't know, maybe point out that Republicans have the power to stop this whole mess and they're sitting on their hands, eating their own farts?

Just a thought, New Republic, maybe focus on the bad guys.

jackadoodle.bsky.social•5 days ago

Grow a spine!

lynette2025.bsky.social•5 days ago

Because Schumer doesn’t know how to do his job.
Go home and do nothing Schumer.

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