Several have realized this in recent months and announced retirements, that’s a healthy thing. But I’m not sure Chuck ever will. He will cling to this as long as he can regardless of polls or outcomes.
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I think the problem is that he is fixated on the outcome he wants and doesn't realize it is no longer possible
Forget what was possible, what could have happened, etc. we aren't getting out of this without a major (literal) fight. He thinks he has the best chance at achieving an impossible outcome
There is no time @schumer.senate.gov - our Democracy is being dismantled by the second, most of the GOP are in on it. We, the people, will pay the price in suffering and death while you play nice with traitors.
See 🙈, and we know exactly who else does this, trump. This has nothing to do with politics, this is some other 💩 these types have in common that is not in the best interest of others, but self.
Yea, an oaf that needs to retire. If he's just recognizing the unraveling of America, it's too late. He needs to leave and take those dinosaurs still in office clinging to the idea of an America that once was. Quite a feat as the unraveling is taking place 24 hours a day, all in plain view.
Different courses for different horses. Schumer and Durbin were fantastic at ramming judges and laws through with narrow margins and the recent successes/delays in court owe a lot to them.
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What I have been saying about chuck Schumer for a long time. He needs to go.He's always been the wrong man for this job. Dems promote people who are unqualified for the job. They put them in, and we can't get rid of them. Democrats can do better by hiring youth loud &Fighters for us.
That's the problem there's too many fucking old people in the government. They have mental decline or not as sharp as they used to be. I have nothing against older people. I think there should be an age cut off limit.
Chuck…everyone knows the damn contrast, they want a different approach, you aren’t getting anywhere with your strongly worded letters…I expect this regime just laughs when they get them and say is that all you’ve got?
He needs fellow party members, good friends and family to sit him down and have a heart to heart. They might remind him how that stubbornness worked out for Joe Biden.
He & Nancy have been the architects of Democratic downfall for years now out of sheer selfishness. A miserable way to tarnish your legacy of service, imho.
I get flak when I say it, but RBG's selfishness, too. No one can truly predict when they meet their maker, but cmon, make an educated guess ffs
Then there's Hakeem who seemed for a moment to have found a spine. But oh no he's back to namby-pamby placating. His backbone is limbo limber - more like a jellyfish. Out with him too.
Democrats know the difference between trump and real life. We don't need time, we need leadership and the people we elected to do their fucking jobs. This comment alone shows he's clueless.
You mean when they carried his incoherent aged body in and had him cast his vote (and that last phrase is dripping with sarcasm) and carried him back out again? VIVIDLY, and nothing has changed since then.
If he doesn't step down for the next election, he needs to be primaried out. Too bad Dems don't have sugar daddy like the republicans do who dumps millions of dollars into elections.
Schumer sees himself, similar to McConnell, as a Democrat and a Senator. The Senate is by design a conservative institution. To think someone else might be different in his position ... who would that be who would have the caucus's support? Bernie?
The Senate has the power to remove him. He’s doing harm to America and the party. He’s more concerned about book tours & bending the knee to protect his brother than standing up to Trump & his Regime
Trudeau has realized that in Canada and saved his party and one could argue his country, and he's a billion years younger than Chuck. That's real leadership
I am partially responsible for this predicament, since I have voted for Chuck Schumer in every election, but somewhere along the way I started wishing I was voting for somebody else.
As a lifelong New Yawker, (until 2015) deeply involved in politics there, I've been calling for Schumer to quit for decades. I've seen him destroy good men and lose solid districts by kowtowing to Republicans.
Ffs, Trump thinks foreign countries pay us money when we put tariffs on goods they sell us, and he thinks a photoshopped picture of a guys knuckles with “ms13” is real. Either dems need to start using these two things in their every speech, or give up.
Sad, my senator Durbin has stepped forward to say he is not seeking a new term…heartbroken of course…but it’s his time to say when…I respect this decision he has made…the heavy work has begun…
Chuck Schumer looks in the mirror and sees someone that he thinks he was, and still is. In a way I feel sorry for him. At this point in his career, he doesn't know that he doesn't know. But we know.
It's not just Shumer, it's also Steny Hoyer, Nancy Pelosi and many others. If you are not up for this fight, understand that it is a fight, than you need to go.
Ron, a lot of people can’t give up the power that the job gives them. He’s a perfect example. I think retirement is very hard for some people, especially older ones. It’s hard to cross over to the other side.
How do we get rid of him? It takes other Dem senators to have the balls and tell him it’s time. FFS what is wrong with them! They take an oath to the Constitution - not leadership
We could continue and state "Chuck never had the best interest of the United States or his constituents as a top priority unless in some way it benefitted him." This is many of the democrats in our Congress.
Electing him as maj leader was detrimental to protecting democracy while we had an opportunity to do so
keeping him as dem leader after he nullified primary votes, lost the senate, (house and WH to a dictator) voted against due process and doesn’t believe we are in an constitutional crisis is 🚨🚩
Personally, I don’t think he should step down because he’s old, I think he should step down because he’s not a good leader. I’ve thought this since 2017.
Yeah its not that he is old, its that his way of thinking and leading are old. New ideas, new leadership. We arent dealing with the same gop from the 90s.
What's wild is there was a time when Schumer really was a very capable fighter. This is the guy who, after all, unseated Al D'Amato and flipped a Senate seat that had been in GOP hands for 42 years. But his best days are long behind him.
I have been trying to explain this to many of my peers (I’m in my 60’s).
The blowback I get is astounding. I work with mostly GenZs and I ask them about their thoughts on the political system. They are apathetic.
It’s time for the old guard to step aside and let the new gens bring back enthusiasm
Yes, you can. You don’t have to be young to be able to focus on the future or to empathize with young people. That’s like saying you can’t legislate the needs of parents if you’re not a parent yourself.
We as older people have to talk to and listen to younger people. We need each other. We have much to teach them and they have a lot to share with us. Their struggles are as much about us as ours are, since a healthy society can take care of everyone and let everyone have opportunities to grow.
Correct. I don’t think it’s the age. We need a decisive & strong leader. Strong words have not worked for years. donny, maga & republicans won’t stop until they’re stopped. it requires action. When will we get to that part ?
No cognitive decline, but how's his work ethic these days? He takes 2 weeks to produce a sternly worded letter that could be written in 15 minutes. Nothing is timely on his watch.
Spot on, Ali. I’m 83 and my mind is still very sharp. We all age differently and we all have different ages – I actually wrote a couple of books about that many years ago.
Did you say the same thing about Biden, or maybe still do? Or am I completely wrong about that? I'm too lazy and bored to check. It sounds so similar to what I saw many saying about Biden as he visibly lost his mind over 5 years.
I'm in my seventies. Why should Congress be exempt from term limits? Aging is real. Grassley is a fossil. Schumer needs to go. Feinstein was practically incoherent. I'm a lifelong Dem. Leaders have to be at their best. Common sense means term limits. Greed is why they stay.
You'd lose people with institutional memory. Joe Biden got more legislation through than any other recent president. It's because he understood how Congress works.
Greed isn't why they stay; they can make more money as lobbyists.
We need to get money & lobbyists out of politics completely or accept corruption as "normal". It doesn't have to be. Biden bypassed Congress to send millions of dollars to fund Netanyahu an international war criminal so Israel could continue genocide of children in Gaza. No respect from me. Blood $.
So you're looking around at the socio-political landscape right now and the actions of the people in the White House and your argument is "well in the past it worked that way?"
Exactly Ali, he showed us he doesn’t have the strength or fortitude. Every time the DNC emails me for money, I let them know my wallet is closed until he is not leader anymore
How about both? He has been really ineffective and been a problem for years. He also seems to be losing his cognitive abilities in recent months/years.
If there’s anybody for this position, it oughta be Bernie. I know he’s an Indie but…damn…the guy may be old yet he runs circles around ALL these assholes on the hill. Jesus. Ever see him on a sunny day? Yeah. THAT guy. Best President we never had.
100%; not his age, it's his disposition, his obstinance, his rigidity, all traits manifest over a career, not solely his last decade. Starting with his slow-walked response to Trump releasing 1500 1/6 thugs, he's woefully misread the moment, the room, his party's critical role in modern history.
I remain in favor of term and upper age limits for Congress members. If they will pass the age limit during a following term, they should not be allowed to run for that term.
That & they should have term limits. I remember Susan Collins saying that when she got elected. I guess she forgot when she started taking money from lobbyists.
Every time I see Grassley mentioned, I feel the urge to share that one time whatever staffer replies to constituent emails told me that I need to be more respectful. Also he implied that we aren’t citizens if we aren’t “obedient.” He has been my senator since the day I was born.
It's insane how long he's been on office. I saw him at a Town Hall, he looked like he was having trouble focusing on what people were saying to him. There needs to be term limits.
Grassley was just reelected in 2022. He’s not up for reelection until 2028. And Bernie just got reelected in 2024 & he’s already filed to run again in 2030 when he’s 89.
I’m just a couple years younger than Schumer, and I think he’s been a terrible Minority Leader in opposition, which is a very different task than being Majority Leader with control of the Senate.
Agreed. Age doesn't indicate experience or wisdom, but it doesn't indicate a lack of them either. Schumer should step down because he's a weak leader, and that's it.
Biden stepped aside too late and look where we are. I think Chucks ego will keep him from passing the baton. The party would have to oust him but they don’t seem ready for that. He’s gotta go.
We just have to continue to pressure them. As much as I didn’t like Pelosi at times, she knew the score and what had to be done and for that she earned my respect.
Jeffries was the first piece to the newer puzzle that is the Democratic Party. Chuck is a wimp and has to go.
I'm #Canadian with no horse in this race but we've seen what real leadership can achieve as our recent election results demonstrate. #Trudeau resigned to make room for new blood #Carney and a 25% poll deficit to the Conservatives was erased and Liberals won.
You see women never do this because they aren’t told and praise that they’re the greatest from day one. They started out as a toddler on up through whatever girlfriends they had because they could buy them jewelry. Constant praise for incomplete actions that matter.
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Forget what was possible, what could have happened, etc. we aren't getting out of this without a major (literal) fight. He thinks he has the best chance at achieving an impossible outcome
I'd much rather have Pelosi still as the D leader in the house instead of the much younger yet worthless milquetoast Jeffries
NOW, he's so tarnished that no amount of spit and polish can fix this.
But they aren’t good in minority.
What I have been saying about chuck Schumer for a long time. He needs to go.He's always been the wrong man for this job. Dems promote people who are unqualified for the job. They put them in, and we can't get rid of them. Democrats can do better by hiring youth loud &Fighters for us.
I get flak when I say it, but RBG's selfishness, too. No one can truly predict when they meet their maker, but cmon, make an educated guess ffs
And, I do not support accelerators.
Promote what you like. Don't infight.
Then there's Hakeem who seemed for a moment to have found a spine. But oh no he's back to namby-pamby placating. His backbone is limbo limber - more like a jellyfish. Out with him too.
It’s war now.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/aoc-and-nancy-pelosi
She need to be put out to pasture.
What a selfish selfish man. He’ll kill the party
He has lost to Trump. Twice.
Chuck showing Displeasure, Fired Up Chuck, Letter WRITIN' Chuck and finally patiently waiting for your response Chuck.
#Schumer is a joke. New York has produced some real winners, haven't they?
keeping him as dem leader after he nullified primary votes, lost the senate, (house and WH to a dictator) voted against due process and doesn’t believe we are in an constitutional crisis is 🚨🚩
I don’t see any cognitive decline.
All old people aren’t losing their minds!
Older people are stereotyped in ways that people would NEVER do to any other group.
The last acceptable prejudice.
The blowback I get is astounding. I work with mostly GenZs and I ask them about their thoughts on the political system. They are apathetic.
It’s time for the old guard to step aside and let the new gens bring back enthusiasm
Greed isn't why they stay; they can make more money as lobbyists.
That's your argument?
"Typically" is your ace in the hole?
If there’s anybody for this position, it oughta be Bernie. I know he’s an Indie but…damn…the guy may be old yet he runs circles around ALL these assholes on the hill. Jesus. Ever see him on a sunny day? Yeah. THAT guy. Best President we never had.
AOC, etc should be the way forward.
The answer to “Should Trump be impeached?” must be an immediate and resounding “Yes”.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3lnsd72mkkl2k
Jeffries was the first piece to the newer puzzle that is the Democratic Party. Chuck is a wimp and has to go.
#Biden was slower and, well, you know.