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.

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

    • paranoid@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      The plan doesn’t work all the time - there’s always risk

      That being said, punting on the prosecutions is the most disappointing and disgusting thing that led trump to power. They relied on the idea that voters wouldn’t elect him simply based on j6 and the indictments, but underestimated the stupidity of voters and the way trump manipulates his base. Having bootlickers in places of power to slow it all down certainly did not help.

      Regardless, a bunch of dems caved to the budget without the extension of subsidies, so none of it matters anyway