Democrats are demanding that members of Congress fight for them—Schumer gave away the game for nothing.

@schumer.senate.gov is completely out of touch with what the people want—even worse, assumes everyone else is ignorant and will just play along.

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We need to see some action. You told us the house was on fire. We all see it on fire and now we find out the Ds plan is to watch it burn so you’ll get elected at midterms. It sounds lazy to me. I mean Mitch never missed an opportunity in the minority. DO SOMETHING!!
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Have you heard Schumer lately? He thinks he's a hero, making "the tough decisions of a leader."

He isn't going to step away.

Dems will have to push him off the stage.
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No money for DNC until Schumer is out of minority leadership. I’d be an imbecile to throw any more money at lobbyists for Meta and Amazon. https://nypost.com/2022/01/18/schumers-daughters-work-for-amazon-facebook-as-he-holds-power-over-antitrust-bill/
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Dems progressives and independents need to get together! He is destroying our country faster than we can respond. Stop blaming each other and get busy coordinating a joint effort to shut him down! Lives are hanging in the balance!
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There are millions of republicans that hate what Trump is doing to our country

We must mobilize as Americans, and stop playing into his Dictator playbook by making our brothers and sister Americans the enemy.

Trump deserves the full focus & energy of ALL Americans! RISE UP!!
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Sure
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He has to go
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SCHUMER must go. I find myself wondering if SCHUMER is being PAID and how much to join Trump-MUSK-VANCE-GOP in destroying US Democracy.
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Then do something about it! It's demoralizing out here. As individuals we're supposed to be out on the streets demanding change. We give & give & give our money and time to save Democracy while our leaders, except a handful, sit by thinking about what can be done. No chess players amongst the Dems?
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One of the biggest things bothering me about @schumer.senate.gov is his total inability to admit he made the wrong choice. He’s just doubled down &, after canceling his book tour to avoid us, is doing the talk show circuit defending himself.

More proof his leadership skills are questionable.
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The more he explains himself, the more wrong he sounds.
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There is no question about his leadership skills. Zero is a number.
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Not sure he made the wrong decision but the way he handled it was terrible.
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He’s in denial!!!! READ THE ROOM SCHUMER!!!!
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MTP Schumer http://bit.ly/4hCzeJ0
CR was bad, Shutdown, (15 OR 20X Worse) Executive Branch determines “ESSENTIALS”. SNAP, Transit Aid, Cut Medicaid SS, Veterans by 20, 30, 50, 80%. GIVE TAX CUTS TO THE BILLIONAIRES! SHUT DOWN FOR 6, 9, A YEAR? THERE'D BE NO WAY TO STOP IT. SHUTDOWN Be Even Worse than CR.
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STOP FASCISM!
Schumerial Bitching does nothing.
USE UR TIME WISELY!
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I shut down Welker right away. Enough of him.
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Schumer needs to go! He’s holding back the true leaders. We will not win any seats in 2026 if we don’t pull this party together now and he is not the person to do it!
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He probably believes he did the right thing. the problem is he is dealing with Republicans of yesteryear. These Republicans do not play by the same rules. Hell, they don’t play by any rules.
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Well, let's see - trump insults chuck, chuck votes for trump policy. trump doubles down on policy, chuck doubles down making the right choice. What's up chuck?
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Did you listen to his reasoning? He made sense to me. Now we have the courts to fight Trump, if we had shut down, Trump could have done anything and the courts would have had no say. He knows what he’s talking about.
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Is he gonna “protect” us whether we like it or not? Sounds familiar.
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We know nothing about @schumer.senate.gov ’s deal with the Orange Moron…
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Questionable? Nonexistent. Better yet, deplorable.
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I’ll go with that.
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Thank you. This is exactly it.
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It was/is a no winning situation for the Dems. Shut down -bad stuff happens, No Shut down- bad stuff happens.

I think the bigger problem with Schumer is that he is NOT the man 4 this moment.
He does not inspire.
His same old, same old isn't motivating the base.
He is as exciting as a wet paper bag
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SCHUMER HAS TO GO
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The cable news cabal is always willing to let Chuck Schumer do his thang and just talk, talk, talk his way out of any hot water. He's weak and not a good leader, if he was so secure in his standing, then have an election and see where the chips fall. I would rather have Amy Klobuchar for top dog!
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Bingo! 🎯
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What’s equally questionable, aside from his terrible decision to vote yes on both cloture & the MAGA spending bill. Is that in the midst of Americans marching & protesting, & fighting to save our Denocracy, is that Schumer even had a book tour scheduled at all. Where are his priorities? Disgraceful
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Good point.
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his defense on the View was the book is about the growth of anti-semitism in the US and around the world but scheduling a book tour to begin on 3/18 when a shutdown was looming on 3/14 certainly suggests he expected no shutdown-it would mess up the congress’s spring break recess
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Schumer might be compromised, after saying no Ds will vote for CR, he caved & got enough other Ds to vote Y.

Something smells. Wonder if Bannon has Kompromat on him?

He is required to double down…or else…
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Doesn’t his daughter work for some big tech billionaire???
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One daughter works for Amazon, another daughter works for META.

Is this a factor in how he votes? One would guess ‘yes’ & not be wrong…
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Nah, he is an old-school politico like Biden who believes in bipartisanship and "reaching across the aisle" and doesn't understand it's a different world now. No need for farfetched conspiracy theories. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor
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Google Govt Accountability Institute, aka Cambridge Analytica 2.0 with respectf to “opposition research.”
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You don't need to go into conspiracy theories to understand that Schumer is beholden to Wall Street and a AIPAC.
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A NY senator that long in office is beholden to many entities not his constituents.

I wouldn’t call Govt Accountability Institute a conspiracy theory. Look how fast Cawthorn got Cawthorned, compromising videos were already on file, ready to deploy when needed. He thought he was safe bc he was R.
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I totally agree!
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Oh I know this guy
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Bernie should be the Democratic Senate Minority Leader of the Senate. And unlike Schumer he won’t stop at a 51 seat majority, but actually work in 26 to win some seats back that used to be blue and have gone red during Trump giving Dems and progressives more power than they’ve have in decades.
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Pelosi thinks Schumer’s a twat.
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For the good of democracy, Chuck Schumer needs to step down. We need fighters, not bystanders.
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There’s an old saying among warriors:
- Lead (as a fighter),
- follow (someone who will lead/fight), or
- get out of the way.

Pick one, Chuck. You’re not doing any of the three right now.
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Sold us down the river and then is on a media press tour giving excuses! He needs to resign!The only one out there actually fighting is AOC going to town halls! She rightfully deserves his position. He is out of touch and he needs to retire ASAP so that the party can regenerate and fight Trump!
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Jamie Harrison is a former corporate lobbyist that was a failed DNC Chairman. He didn't even have the courage to outright call for Cuck Schumer's ouster. Use a better spokesperson next time.
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Schumer is another scum who helps
genocide -- what did anybody expect?
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STOP THE NAZIS!
Schumerial Bitching does nothing.
VOTE THEM OUT! Support the Dems: Valimont in FL-1; Josh Weil in FL-6; Blake Gendebien in NY-21; Crawford for WI Supreme Court in the upcoming Special Elections. DONATE at https://www.actblue.com/directory? & State Legislatures at https://dlcc.org
DO SOMETHING!
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Schumer isn't up for re-election until 2028. We can't wait that long.

We have the right to demand he step up and prioritize fighting his democracy.

Right now he isn't.

This is not a plan.
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play close attention to the truth here
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He needs to be in a nice pasture
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And one of Schumer’s biggest donors is the cowardly, knee-bending law firm Paul Weiss
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I know I’m not as experienced as Senate Democrats are 🤨 if I were Minority Leader, I would’ve invoked the filibuster, and had every Senate Democrat and/or aide read every line item of that budget & tell the American people what cut is tied to what item.
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We need a Real Leader.
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Why the fuck is Nancy pelosi there? Why the fuck are we still having to deal with her presence.
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Schumer was right.
You are wrong.

Strategy over knee-jerk reactionaries.
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Appeasing Nazis is a bad strategy. You should read more history and let the grown ups talk.
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Bending over isn't a strategy. He got nothing but ridicule from maga and outrage from Dems.
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You might want to explain why he failed to communicate his intentions to the House Democrats, lost 37 of his Dem colleagues in the Senate, got criticized by Pelosi who said she never gives anything away for free, and was urged by the largest federal union, the AFGE, to filibuster.
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That part!
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The answer is very simple. He has one foot out the door and didn't want to cancel his book tour. But now that his book tour is basically botched and people are crying for him to step down, he's trying to run it back
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Exactly
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The thought had crossed my mind
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The same Schumers apologists were Merrick Garland cheerleaders too.
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I disagree with Schumer’s and I think he should be removed, but it’s done, and the positive to come of it is I don’t have to argue with people whether it was the Democrats fault that we had a shut down and whether the Democrats hurt the economy. Everything in the economy is GOP/ tariff/doge owned.
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Schumer has not fought nominations, caved on the CR and says we are not in constitutional crisis, yet. We need leaders of the Dem party who get that they must stand up daily, now, to this fight. It is for the very heart of this democracy. Schumer needs to step down as minority leader
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Nope, wrong
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He said “we are not in constitutional crisis yet?” What planet is he living on?
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Apparently Schumer has not read, or does not understand the constitution, because Trump and Musk are clearly violating it, and for the most part getting away with those violations. If that isn't a crises then WTF is?
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Primary now to put the fear in him now.
He won't stand up to the fight and will step down.
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He is up in 2028
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And yes, the ultimate bad guys are Trump and the Republicans who do nothing. We cannot afford to let our party do nothing as Musk and Trump fast forward to authoritarianism.
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Murphy for Minority Leader
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One of the excuses that Chuck Schumer gave for not fighting is that it would look like the Democrats were responsible for the government shutdown.

EXACTLY! And it’s then where you tell the country what Republicans were doing to their Social Security etc…

Such a missed opportunity.
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Nope, you’re wrong.
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For Schumer to cave and now state we are in a constitutional crisis, is next level and why his time as a senator will end. Spineless is unacceptable.
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Don’t necessarily agree.
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Are we sure it's nothing? They must have given him something or have something on him.
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So Democrats fought to retain the filibuster so that we could *checks notes* NOT use it?
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Schumer is Republican Lite in my opinion, totally bought and paid for. He and Pelosi need to go away, step aside for new blood.
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Do you want to be furloughed w/o pay with the possibility of never getting your job back? It’s not easy for many, life isn’t that simple.
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Shortly after I joined Bluesky this year I made a comment on a post where I said Schumer seemed impotent against the Trump administration.
The poster told me to fuck off and blocked me immediately.
I feel vindicated.
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Followed 👊🏽
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He was no better!
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Whenever critical bipartisan legislation passes, @klobuchar.senate.gov's fingerprints are all over it. And when Dem bills pass unilaterally, she's usually the lead sponsor. She's the one doing the heavy lifting in the Senate.

#dumpchuck
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There’s an old saying among warriors:
- Lead (as a fighter),
- follow (someone who will lead/fight), or
- get out of the way.

Pick one, Chuck. You’re not doing any of the three right now.
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He is a Traitor, by the very definition!
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Schumer should be defunded
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we the people need to mobilize- stop waiting for someone else to save us. Follow those that are moving on and organizing. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/opinion/democrats-trump-resistance.html
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Talk is cheap within the Democrats... Schumer figures it's a storm in a teacup soon to blow over... the Democrats are the only clowns who think it's politics as usual. AOC, Berny, and a few vocal others just aren't enough. Action is needed.
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Chuck brought vocabulary to a gun fight.
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I NEVER WANT TO SEE THIS FAT CUE BALL AGAIN...
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Giving in now just delayed what will come if the GOP is allowed to continue with Project 2025 and Trump’s agenda.
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Not sure that Jamie is the right voice for this.
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Every DAY that @schumer.senate.gov “leads” is a day that tRump AND Musk WIN
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I'm with you on this, Christopher.
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The galling nerve of this guy criticizes Shumer as he is also responsible for the muting of a strong message during his tenure at the helm of the DNC. He's angling for a TV pundit spot on 1 of the networks. He's part of the problem, not the solution.
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One of Schumer's daughters is a lobbyist for Amazon, the other works for META/Facebook. Good ol' Charlie has been compromised for some time.
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Chuck lines his pockets with Wall Street payoffs

He voted for his financial kickbacks

Not the little people who are still voting for him

Time to vote him out of office
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It was/is a no winning situation for the Dems. Shut down -bad stuff happens, No Shut down- bad stuff happens.

I think the bigger problem with Schumer is that he is NOT the man 4 this moment.
He does not inspire.
His same old, same old isn't motivating the base.
He is as exciting as a wet paper bag.
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You have a right to call any senator not just your own.

Use this intro:
Senator you were elected to a national level office and your votes impact every person in the country. I am calling you as one of those citizens.

202.224.####
Use the last 4 digits in PHONE column

Call every day
Blow up VM
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Of course you can. But it's not effective. There are better ways to spend your time.
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Same with the House, they get huffy, but remind them their votes affect everyone now just a little spot on a map.
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There’s nothing left to fight for they gave it all away.

we’re screwed
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Jaime wasn't some wonderkid who tore up the place. They have failed. It's not politics as usual. We're at war.
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agree with Jamie, but this is also the guy that was at the wheel when the party crashed into a wall and allowed Trump 2.0 to happen. Maybe not the most credible take from a guy likely looking to take the focus off his own failures
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Exactly and I was thinking the same thing.
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You have to fight the fights you can win. The CR, not so much. In six months when a new bill comes across their desks with tax implications (think billionaires), that will be a fight to win. Hopefully that's what Chuck had his mind on. Then again, I'm not a politician...
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Trump just posted that people who boycott Tesla are terrorists and he'd love to send them to the prison camps in El Salvador. We don't have 6 months to wait around. People acting like we're living through normal times don't seem to grasp the severity of the moment.
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In 2 months, Trump could declare all Dems in the Senate are criminals or terrorists and have them shipped off to El Salvador. Who would stop him? Then what? We need fighters to fight Trump now, not in 6 months because Schumer is so out of touch, how do we know he won't just cave to the GOP again?
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Why don’t you go down the list of Democratic and independent senators or reps and let us know who is prepared to be the war leader Schumer isn’t. Take your time. They are legislators and I sure don’t see you and the critics out there.
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Why stop at Democrats. He'll ship Congress and SCOTUS off to death camps. He'll publish an open-season list of everyone he declares as an enemy of the state, which will include Democrats, Black people, Muslims, green card holders, and anyone who's criticized him or Musk. MAGA will take their homes.
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Seriously. What's to stop him? He controls the DOJ/FBI/Military and Bondi and Hegseth will do what ever he says and the Republicans will do nothing. They should get ready for the Secret Police knocking on their doors at 3 AM.
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Overthrow Tesla
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“Hopefully”?

We don’t have time for hope. Schumer didn’t negotiate, so instead, he gave Republicans the votes they needed. He got nothing.

Add that to the fact that he and Democrats did not properly obstruct Trump’s nominations. How can we trust he’ll fight the next battle that must be fought?
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Schumer has failed the assignment.
He needs to go.
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How did avoiding the shutdown help?

It hasn't slowed Trump down.

I'm more bothered by Schumer's left of urgency about the risk we're in. He's not the person to lead on this moment. There's no fight in him.

He wants to go promote his book.
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Maybe he and Susan Collins can share an office. They can feedback loop on how well they understand Trump's motivations.
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Still playing the 1980’s & 1990’s playbook, I see. This is not the 1990’s & we are in a Constitutional Crisis. Schumer: Your time has come. Bow out gracefully & you’ll have all the time u need to promote your book. Give the reins to someone else.
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Time to replace him with someone with a spine!! Sen. Chris Murphy, Michael Bennett, Cory Booker, Adam Schiff, Tammy Duckworth, Amy Klonuchar, Elizabeth Warren for starters
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Schumer: "might" and then a second "might"
His conclusion: do NOTHING
Just imagine him taking the same stance re international defense
The GOP must be ecstatic
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The courts are in fact slowing things down. Not a fan of Schumer, saw both sides in CR debate & think he handled it miserably and should be replaced. But keeping courts open is important to slow things down and generate a paper trail.
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The courts would have stayed open for long enough to consider a 30 day CR with real negotiations. Schumer shot that down.
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Schumer may have had a point (MAYBE). But what he did was confirm that there is no need to ever negotiate with Democrats on anything, or even treat them as a legitimate party. Close the doors, write a Republican letter to Santa, and Dems will vote for it out of fear.
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He’s either looking over his glasses at you, or down his nose as he tries to explain away his lack of spine. That’s the extent of his leadership.
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Senator Schumer ...
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So passive! No indication that he will seek to shape these views and events in any way.
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Overthrow Tesla
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He talks about how urgent it is and how much Trump needs to be stopped. He had that opportunity and caved. Hey good morning next.
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You lose 100% of the fights you don't fight.
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There sure are a lot of bots showing up on here claiming to be retired Air Force.
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It’s a waste of time. They are stalling. Please rise. Time is running out and you are in real danger. You’ve got to take the power back.
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Agreed. This is not our priority right now. We can vote him out later.
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He can step down as minority leader now. If his idea of leadership is to cave with nothing given in return, that is not leadership.
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Problem with Chuck is he is acting like we still have a democracy and all is normal. Seriously under reacting
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It’s time for new leadership in the Senate and the House. Keeping democracy alive is at least as important as winning elections and Senator Schumer made the wrong choice in the crucial moment. He and Minority Leader Jeffries stay in their comfort zones while authoritarian rule is taking root.
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