Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave? - The American Prospect
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The Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory. On Thursday, they told their caucus colleagues they had ten votes to reopen the government—in exchange for no real Republican concessions.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/52742400

How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
    482·
    2 天前

    yeah but AOC is someone the public could get behind as a genuine crusader for the small fry.

    DNC historically backstabs people like that the hardest, in order to push the totally-not-republican-in-everything-but-name candidate on America.

    • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      75·
      2 天前

      The DNC backstabs those folks if they run for President, but would have no problem backing a certain victory for a Senate seat.