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Dems: Chuck's Not Like Us

2025/3/17
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The decision by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to help pass a continuing resolution has sparked outrage within the Democratic Party, leading to a heated debate on leadership and strategy.
  • Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, agreed to a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown.
  • The decision was unpopular among Democrats who viewed it as a concession to President Trump and Elon Musk.
  • There is growing discontent within the party, with some calling for new leadership, including the possibility of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenging Schumer.
  • Chris Murphy called for internal discussions on whether Democrats are willing to stand up to Republicans.

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While Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer may have kept the U.S. government from shutting down last week, his decision to help Republicans pass a spending plan has kicked off a civil war within the Democratic Party. Many on the left are desperate for a fight with President Donald Trump and seething mad at their own party, which they view as, at best, too complacent in the face of Trump's attacks. And Schumer is now the face of that white-hot rage, with questions swirling about his future as the party’s Senate leader. But Josh Barro, who writes the Substack newsletter ‘Very Serious,’ says Schumer did the right thing.

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