the primary divide in the Democratic Party right now is not left vs. right it’s fighters vs. cowards. that’s why even former republicans like kinzinger who are centrists on policy are absolutely furious at Schumer - ThreadSky

samd.bsky.social • 4 days ago

the primary divide in the Democratic Party right now is not left vs. right

it’s fighters vs. cowards. that’s why even former republicans like kinzinger who are centrists on policy are absolutely furious at Schumer

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joeh-mgil89.bsky.social•4 days ago

I believe Sen. Schumer made a compelling case that Trump, Musk, and Vought would capitalize on a government shutdown. Schumer's critics have not adequately addressed that concern. This is not just about who gets blamed for a shutdown, but what gets destroyed in the process.

twilliams1029.bsky.social•4 days ago

Is there even a Democratic Party? Heard nothing substantive since Nov 11

gramasje.bsky.social•4 days ago

First it was no and now he wants to go along, pansy

culwri.bsky.social•4 days ago

They are not ready for this moment. We desperately need to primary them and remove them from leadership positions/seats so we can coordinate resistance effectively. Senate Ds need to vote him out of minority leader and NY voters need to vote him out in a primary in favor of AOC.

nlcoombe.bsky.social•4 days ago

AOC IS NOT A SENATOR

culwri.bsky.social•4 days ago

Read the comment again - slower this time…

jlmicky.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yet

nlcoombe.bsky.social•4 days ago

Many are.Give them some time,maybe??

sunfolk.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's worse just caving on the budget, folks.

The Republican CR includes a provision that prevents Congress from terminating Trump’s declaration of national emergencies over immigration and the U.S. border, which is his legal loophole for enacting tariffs on Canada and Mexico.

This is surrender.

hollylecraw.bsky.social•4 days ago

BINGO

rayray508.bsky.social•4 days ago

I agree 100%

"If you vote for this Republican Funding Bill, you are complicit in all that DOGE, President Elon, and Trump does." Maxwell Frost

kymid129.bsky.social•3 days ago

I think Newsom trying to talk to the right, as he should. It’s half the country!

happyday82.bsky.social•2 days ago

It seems its up the the people to stop the Nazi regime because legislators dont seem to have the breadth to do it. WE fight like our WWII vets did against Nazism/dictatorship. We fight for our lives & our children because if we dont, no one else will.

nlcoombe.bsky.social•4 days ago

Many in the Senate are FURIOUS TOO

nlcoombe.bsky.social•4 days ago

I agree!SCHUMER MUST GO

criminallyvu1gar.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wealthy vs non wealthy bro

suzai.bsky.social•4 days ago

Can we take advantage of this to start a legit third party?

bakes4ever.bsky.social•4 days ago

Hey Adam, writing about shit and joining us in our disgust doesn’t help, time for you to put that uniform back on…. the squad is out there!

sciantixo.bsky.social•4 days ago

domitiaenobaria.bsky.social•4 days ago

I do find it telling though the way Kinzinger makes Schumer and Newsom the be all and end all of Democrats and refuses to give Jeffries his flowers. Can’t qwhite figure that out 😑

fw3rd.bsky.social•4 days ago

That’s 100% wrong. The divide is really between the filthy rich and the rest of us.

steve36893.bsky.social•4 days ago

Don’t worry, we’ll bend the Republicans over and bury it to the hilt when the time is right. And that time is September. If we don’t come ready to light the motherfuckers up at that time, then yeah, we’re cowards. But right now? It’s better to let R’s burn this nation to the ground. Prep the people.

steve36893.bsky.social•4 days ago

In the meantime, D’s need to get *very* loud and actually develop a comms strategy? Wouldn’t that be friggin novel.

The budget fight is brass knuckles in September. That doesn’t stop anyone from fighting in all the other ways now. Oh yeah, we need to make them our prison bitches in Sept. Not now.

steve36893.bsky.social•4 days ago

The American people are nowhere near ready yet. They have to suffer *far* more before we shut it down. The American ppl will be *begging* for us to shut it down in Sept. And that’s when we curbstomp the Republicans. (speaking figuratively here, government censors, not literally)

samd.bsky.social•4 days ago

we are trading away any leverage for the September budget by going along with this one

redragon95.bsky.social•4 days ago

Lawful good Street brawlers vs weaklings vs the corrupt

It’s an easy choice.

rskist.bsky.social•4 days ago

A truer assessment was never made.

natesnana.bsky.social•4 days ago

wth is with Schumer did trump line his pockets

judahfromtexas.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yep. This was the exact environment that @jasmineforus.bsky.social came up in during her term in the Texas House and people didn't understand that at the time either.

judahfromtexas.bsky.social•4 days ago

The voting rights quorum break that she led did not fall along neat ideological lines within the party and I think that experience has informed her leadership in the past few months in a major way

gagaanne.bsky.social•4 days ago

Schumer has bent the knee to Trump and turned his egotistical side away from what the people who voted for him truly want. At this point with what he has done if we ever again get a chance to vote we need new blood to save our democracy .#BetraybySchumer

droylapidus.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's the people who cling to an outdated version of bipartisanship vs. those who see the modern GOP for what it is and loathe it with every fiber of their being

crazyinlife21.bsky.social•4 days ago

Totally agree with him I think it’s time to get rid of Schumer personally. Democrats have to find their balls and they have to pull them out and use them.

dubldowndrew.bsky.social•4 days ago

clairdeluny.bsky.social•4 days ago

If Senate Dems are to “afraid” to stand up…..they should not be in office!

debz59.bsky.social•4 days ago

@schumer.senate.gov @nancypelosi.bsky.social @johnfetterman.com @senatoradamschiff.bsky.social

xyzbcause.bsky.social•4 days ago

Get over it - both sides have to fund the country. We need to get a message. This isn’t it

52michael.bsky.social•4 days ago

Amen! SHAME ON OUR DEMOCRAT US SENATORS. It’s all about them keeping their jobs, not what’s best for America.

raddix.bsky.social•4 days ago

Kizinger's a centrist on policy since when?

chandawilliams.bsky.social•4 days ago

Amen and thank you!!

perrycat1.bsky.social•4 days ago

It appears that we have aime senators who need to pull up their big boys pants and vote NO on the CR giving White House a fill un the blank check. Those voting yes are going to have a sh---torm in their states. Our govmt has shut down before and we're still here.

souldance.bsky.social•4 days ago

I sent it to Schumer- I’m for the NO vote on both counts

daphnelawless.com•4 days ago

I disagree with this because there's no "left coward" constituency within the Dems (there's a big one outside, e.g. the Grayzone campists)

jben1990.bsky.social•4 days ago

Eh, Ro Khanna seems to fill that niche, to the extent he has an ideology at all.

bfg008.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's rich vs. poor

sprawlmaven.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yes

kjell1979.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's pro-democracy vs pro-self-preservation.

kims-sky.bsky.social•4 days ago

Why? Why? Why?

lordofwalteria.bsky.social•4 days ago

Republicans voted for this narcistic maniac, and they need to see exactly what they voted for. It's not for the Democrats to roll over and help MAGA out. Find a spine and bargain for something.

bodhifdharma.bsky.social•4 days ago

Apparently Schumer is trumps a little bitch

imholley.bsky.social•4 days ago

Nailed it! It is Fighters v. Cowards. I always thought it was the Republicans who were the cowards - too scared to stand up to trump. Come to find out, we have a lot of cowards amongst @senatedems25.bsky.social as well, and that is sad!

samd.bsky.social•4 days ago

An underappreciated reason to vote against the Republican CR is that it gives Trump even more authority to set tariffs

“We are rejecting this CR will allow Trump to go even harder on the Tariffs that are destroying the economy” is a very compelling message that will appeal to swing voters!

samd.bsky.social•4 days ago

Another under-appreciated horror of the Republican CR is that it will destroy DC’s municipal budget. Next Dem trifecta needs to make DC statehood the very first priority

garbagefriend.bsky.social•4 days ago

lol you stupid fraud
https://bsky.app/profile/samd.bsky.social/post/3lh3gkgofhs2f

shermanfan.bsky.social•4 days ago

I think people are underrating how visible the dc budget cut will be it’s going to be catastrophic

skyroach.bsky.social•4 days ago

If I was mayor of DC first services I’d start cutting in a budget crisis would certainly be the most visible and most painful for the folks who caused the budget crisis in the first place.

morgasbord05.bsky.social•4 days ago

Yeah like whoops, we can’t afford to have our local police doing any work for the federal government.

skyroach.bsky.social•4 days ago

Oh I’m sorry the toilets in the White House don’t flush anymore, but we had to find a way to meet the budget!

skyroach.bsky.social•4 days ago

I am having a hard time with the fact that democrats didn’t already make DC a state in their previous majority government. Like seriously give Manchin a THOUSAND COAL plants for all I care but it’s just completely moronic they didn’t do it in 2021.

skyroach.bsky.social•4 days ago

Whatever Manchin’s price was, it would have been worth it in coal.

thesocialprophet.substack.com•4 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/thesocialprophet.substack.com/post/3lka3n2zv5s2h

gjohnsantoro.bsky.social•4 days ago

Great point, Sam. Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney have more passion and courage than Schumer can imagine. I remember a slogan used by Senator Eugene McCarthy during his primary challenge to President Johnson. "It takes a lot of courage to go out on a limb and challenge the tree."

2wrongsdm1right.bsky.social•4 days ago

you said it! and thank you.
dems were unwilling to fight over cabinet nominees and unwilling to fight over the budget/shutdown.
Apparently both dems and repugs in DC support facism.

jrodbad.bsky.social•4 days ago

Exactly. We need to be fighting back against these people, not sitting idly by trying to either cater to them or put our hands up and say we can't do anything when we can. I just hope these people stay out of our way when we need to fight back because them getting in the way won't help anything.

nooneletgo.bsky.social•4 days ago

Well stated

maggieofgabreti.bsky.social•4 days ago

Chuck Schumer is a modern day Neville Chamberlain, when Americans desperately need a Churchill? Chuck, "the caver" will not be remembered well

uehspi1984.bsky.social•4 days ago

I say impeach him for treason, ASAP! People all over the country are protesting "anti-Trump". Those two are a runaway train, and wants to take some of Congress's purse and power.

jlmicky.bsky.social•4 days ago

Kinzinger should run as an Independent somewhere. He might be a centrist but he stands up for justice and the constitution.

momisanangryghost.bsky.social•4 days ago

Democrats new motto: you will still vote for us because we are slightly better than the other party.

julibcr.bsky.social•4 days ago

Who is Chuck beholden to? If he votes yes and it passes due to his vote he will never get another cent from me. I don't have much to give but I can certainly stop what I do manage to give.

julibcr.bsky.social•4 days ago

Exactly.

jsadle.bsky.social•4 days ago

And why the governor of Kentucky is making the governor of California look pathetic. https://bsky.app/profile/mckennahorsley.bsky.social/post/3lkcjhsa5gc2n

ideajones.bsky.social•4 days ago

An opposition party that doesn't oppose isn't anything at all. Useless as eyelashes on a cow pie.

kathicolorado.bsky.social•4 days ago

Seems we need to replace everyone and everything with something that fucking works.

sobekhotep97.bsky.social•4 days ago

I mean no, it’s left vs right as well.

pericles261.bsky.social•4 days ago

Democrats are so used to relying on the courts, they have no clue how to resist as a minority party? Sad.

stbikeskc.bsky.social•4 days ago

It's also class. both Schumer and Newsom are wealthy white men who have long had the privilege & haven't had to deal with the actual effects of the laws they support that harms others.

ajdiii.bsky.social•4 days ago

Adam Kinzinger understands that sometimes you just have to fight.

I wish he was Senate Minority Leader instead of Chuck Surrender.

tricici.bsky.social•4 days ago

FAILURE by the @democrats.senate.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social Weak, useless, spinless. Need a new party.

talononeone.bsky.social•4 days ago

It’s time for good ol’Chuck to retire, Take Nancy with him. Thank you but it’s time to go and pasture and enjoy retirement

beezball.bsky.social•4 days ago

I 100% do not agree with all of Kinzingers views but he's someone I have deep respect for,

lexultimaveritas.bsky.social•4 days ago

I declare myself in charge. All in favor? Fuck off. First order of business: for the good of our own nation’s people and extending to the good of all humanity, lawfully arrest Donald J Trump and his co-conspirators for treason and espionage. God bless America! ♥️🤍💙

mbrady.bsky.social•4 days ago

Wow!!! I absolutely agree with this!!!

emperorhouse.bsky.social•4 days ago

They can't resist the Clarion call of centrist votes left on the table.

celiebug.bsky.social•4 days ago

We need leaders who will stand with us. Not against us.

antonioiii.bsky.social•4 days ago

Absolutely

rodneyo13.bsky.social•4 days ago

Sometimes I think it might be more than fear. It’s about economic class. They are out of touch with the common people and the impacts on lower class communities.

droylapidus.bsky.social•4 days ago

The wealthiest senate dems (Warner and Bennett) are a no on cloture

jlmicky.bsky.social•4 days ago

Good on Warner!!

rodneyo13.bsky.social•4 days ago

That is great to hear. And I am not claiming 100% of all rich people don’t care about the poor. But when you aggregate the numbers, there is a visible trend.

thegriffindoor.bsky.social•4 days ago

Senate Democrats, chuck Chuck out of leadership. #NoConfidence

schachterjoel.bsky.social•4 days ago

Get rid of that Nebbish! He's such a PUTZ.
Where are all the Mensch's when we need them most?
LET THE CR FAIL!

autiebea.bsky.social•4 days ago

patty murray has been in the senate LONGER than chuck schumer. she actually FIGHTS for the american people. SHE is the kind of leadership we need right now! #FuckChuck

taoskier.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yes. That’s how I see it.

jfa82.bsky.social•4 days ago

I'm sure ad left as I am @adamkinzinger.bsky.social would disagree on some stuff, but not when it comes to democracy. We need to bring in more normal people like him.

notasilencedwoman.bsky.social•4 days ago

The people need to run this group of fascist billionaires out of the government!! Newsome is a sellout! Giving these hate filled liars a platform now? wtf bought him?? He is now irrelevant and ruined his chances at gaining any of the resistance support from this point forward!

jimbo831.bsky.social•4 days ago

And most Democrats are cowards. We’re completely cooked. I’m officially done with the Democratic Party. No more volunteering. No more donations. Waste of my time and money.

wickedmitch.bsky.social•4 days ago

Kinzinger at this point honestly could probably crack 10% of the vote in a Democratic presidential primary even with his conservative baggage.

jlmicky.bsky.social•4 days ago

Could probably do better as an independent.

jimbo831.bsky.social•4 days ago

I would honestly vote for him or most people with The Bulwark over most Democratic politicians today. I’d rather have somebody that will actually do something even if we don’t agree on many policies.

pensive-tm.bsky.social•4 days ago

Make Congress Significant Again
https://bsky.app/profile/pensive-tm.bsky.social/post/3ljxk6utmgk2x

venusinvegas.bsky.social•4 days ago

🎯

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