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Ben Rimalower retweeted
Mehdi Hasan chats with Molly Jong-Fast about Schumer:
If he's going to stay on because he won, then why didn't you get rid of him in 2024 when he lost?
He wasn't the architect of this victory. This idea that they won 56 seats because of Chuck Schumer is absurd.
If he's the guy who was the architect of this victory, then why don't we just let them vote? Let the newbies vote! Just give them the vote and see what they think, because most of them ran against Schumer.
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WATCH — @Timodc: “ICE warned if she stepped out of line she’d never see her daughter til she was grown… The idea this little girl needs to be in an internment camp vs. school with her friends is crazy. The family is not a danger to anybody.”
#AbolishICE (from @BulwarkOnline)
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Nancy, we need you to go to Chuck Schumer’s home and do what should be done. @SpeakerPelosi
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.@SenSchumer voted to confirm Marco Rubio (Secretary of State) and Sean Duffy (Secretary of Transportation).
That's his judgment.
Think about that.
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The Democrats just won the largest victory either party has seen since Reagan won 49 states. They are closer to a supermajority than a minority in the Senate. Trump is publicly humiliating JD and planes are falling from the sky. What Happens Now? ettingermentum.news/p/what-h…
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If there's a case for more funding for the air traffic control system (I have no idea how strong that case is), money's available: The tens of billions pre-appropriated for ICE. Dems could make that transfer of funds one condition for their support of a CR in the lame duck.
Ben Rimalower retweeted
Sticking with Schumer only shows you aren’t listening.
The American people showed us just how much they want change. We need a caucus leadership team that shows we hear them. We are having a vigorous debate about the right mix of experience, capabilities, and vision, but this should not distract us from delivering on the urgent needs of our constituents.
Ben Rimalower retweeted
Van Hollen is right. This was an outside-in, populist victory not some DC-designed strategy. Democrats must get that message or they will miss the point of what just happened
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"The Democratic Party has an opportunity to show that it has evolved into something different. Why not take it?" nytimes.com/2026/11/13/opini…
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So many Democratic candidates just showed us the power of authenticity in intention and communication that people desperately want to see. This is not that.
Interestingly, Schumer’s backers are using the same line to defend him:
Baldwin: “The Brewers just had a record season, and next year is not the time to change our management.“
King: “Why would you fire the manager when you just won the World Series?”
Gallego: “When the manager takes you to the World Series, you give him another contract."
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Hey Chuck question: when you told the NYT last year your job was to “keep the left pro-Israel,” what did you mean? Did you mean it’s your PRIMARY job, your ONLY job? or like number 8 or 16 on a list of jobs? and if it’s simply A job, where would you rank it?
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With more than a million votes left to be tabulated in CA and hundreds of thousands more in other coastal Dem states, it's very likely Dems' lead in House votes exceeds 14 points, shattering the narrow trading range we've lived within since 2008.
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It does seem odd to have Schumer--who opposed the JCPOA (forged by his party's leader, Obama!)--be Majority Leader when the reason Dems are the majority is that fellow-JCPOA opponent Trump withdrew from the deal and then went to war over the nuclear issue withdrawal created.
EXCLUSIVE - @ChrisVanHollen tells me he’s challenging Senator Chuck Schumer to become Senate majority leader.
Ben Rimalower retweeted
Resharing this wild clip from last year.
For years, Chuck Schumer's political compass was a fictional couple from Long Island who voted for Trump. Maybe it's time for Senate leadership that listens to actual voters?
Ben Rimalower retweeted
You need to learn - as I have - how to translate @hakeemjeffries word salad.
Example 1:
"We need to take ***SUBSTANTIAL STEPS*** steps toward bringing about universal healthcare.
Translation: THAT MEANS NO UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE.
Example 2:
"We’ve ***GOT TO GET*** big money out of politics and end Citizens United.
Translation: NOTHING WILL CHANGE.
This is how he answers EVERY SINGLE QUESTION.
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The American people voted for change. They want a Democratic Party that will stand up to powerful special interests, take on the billionaire class and fight for working families.
That is why I am supporting Senator Chris Van Hollen to lead Senate Democrats.
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My guess is Schumer still wins because Senate Democrats are not known for taking risks but the fact that CVH is publicly running for the position means he at least has a shot and Schumer does not have it wrapped up.
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The problem with this argument of course is that if it’s all about winning or losing elections then why wasn’t he fired when they lost the Senate in 2024?
