Totally agree with needing much younger leaders! And I am a 70 year old woman! Schumer needs to get out of leadership. I’m sure he has more than enough money. Is it just ego and power? Well yeah it is!
Charles Schumer is a contemptible coward and a failure- a truly disgusting man. At this point his stupidity can only be collaboration with the forces of fascism.
The democrats need to stop being like the republican party and create a new identity! There are millions of voters who need something to believe in! Comrade trump has begun project 2025 with a vigor. republicans need to be held accountable for their complicity in this great crime against the American people!
This ain’t hard to figure out. The Dems have to get off their ass and show some results. Basically, people are tired of them doing just enough. Everybody knows what I am talking about. We all went to school or have worked with such people. Well, that ain’t going to cut the mustard right now. Time to show Dems! Can’t just talk s-it and then go on vacation. Work to DO!!!
So I’m wondering what Harris did wrong. Her proposals involved free childcare and support for unions. She was trying to appeal to working class. Yes Schumer has to go. It’s not only his age, I’m older than he, but it is his inability to read the room. Shameful performance.
The establishment democrats allowed trump to attack her with a couple of commercial ads which painted her as an out of touch DEI liberal. Comrade trump also challenged her racial identity which the corporate media had a field day with. Remember this: democrats always face much more scrutiny than republicans do!
The GOP existential crisis has come and gone. It's now officially the party of Trump, MAGA, and the new oligarchs. The never-Trumpers left the party long ago and, sadly, migrated to the Democrats further shifting the party rightward. The Democrats, on the other hand, are an ill-defined brand that few people wish to purchase. This raises another issue for Dems. At what point does the brand become so toxic that it would make more sense to start afresh? We are currently looking at a 27-29% approval rating. Yes, the approval rates for both parties are bad, but the GOP, at least, has a clear agenda. Is the Democratic Party capable of an actual agenda? I don't see the various tendencies in the Democratic Party coming together on much of anything, particularly in the realm of economic policy. I have to say I'm also disappointed in Sanders and AOC. What is the endgame for their current public campaign? They flit about the country saying all the right things, but fail to build anything. If your purpose is to move the party to the left then we need to put a name to it. Give it a brand. The GOP had the Tea Party. What are we?
Schumer needs to go - he’s out of touch with the realities . I’d add that he’s also bad optics - as a 60 yr old I’m sick of seeing him , anyone younger than me must hate him. Glasses down on the bridge of his nose , hunched over - you can be old, clearly sanders is, but sanders is sanders , warren too - and they are energetic in a way that sanders can never be. I think he voted with Wall Street. Gillibrand, too. What NYers do to replace him - that’s their Biz - him staying as Sen minority leader is everyone’s biz.
The Democratic Party is in an existential crisis and has been for some time. The crisis seems to be reaching a boiling point. I believe we have to rethink our stance on new parties as I'm not sure the Democratic Party is capable of reform. Primaries? Good luck running against Schumer if he even decides to seek reelection. There is too much money there and you can expect AIPAC to step in and provide more. Look what happened to Cori Bush in St. Louis. What I am envisioning is not a third party, but a second and a half party; an independent party that would run in elections where it wouldn't serve as a spoiler. In Florida, the Democrats are almost dead, and a third party run at the statewide level would not function as a spoiler because A) the Democrats have no chance of winning and B) the Democrats would likely come in third and therefore be the spoiler. Voters would quickly see the new party as a viable alternative. The new party would avoid battles in blue districts and endorse Democrats that were not total sellouts like Schumer. There are lots of devils in the details, but we cannot continue down this road indefinitely. It may be moot anyway, as we seem to be barreling towards a post-democratic society.
Jordan, i love you posts, and you're doing amazing work. I feel that You need to be paid. No one will mind, and you'll have more to give us, of your insights and energy. Otherwise, you risk burning out. I'm saying this from personal experience. It's not a binary choice- it's a both and. Thanks again for your amazing work!
Not if the nonfunctional democrats get primary opposition.
Totally agree with needing much younger leaders! And I am a 70 year old woman! Schumer needs to get out of leadership. I’m sure he has more than enough money. Is it just ego and power? Well yeah it is!
Charles Schumer is a contemptible coward and a failure- a truly disgusting man. At this point his stupidity can only be collaboration with the forces of fascism.
The democrats need to stop being like the republican party and create a new identity! There are millions of voters who need something to believe in! Comrade trump has begun project 2025 with a vigor. republicans need to be held accountable for their complicity in this great crime against the American people!
This ain’t hard to figure out. The Dems have to get off their ass and show some results. Basically, people are tired of them doing just enough. Everybody knows what I am talking about. We all went to school or have worked with such people. Well, that ain’t going to cut the mustard right now. Time to show Dems! Can’t just talk s-it and then go on vacation. Work to DO!!!
So I’m wondering what Harris did wrong. Her proposals involved free childcare and support for unions. She was trying to appeal to working class. Yes Schumer has to go. It’s not only his age, I’m older than he, but it is his inability to read the room. Shameful performance.
The establishment democrats allowed trump to attack her with a couple of commercial ads which painted her as an out of touch DEI liberal. Comrade trump also challenged her racial identity which the corporate media had a field day with. Remember this: democrats always face much more scrutiny than republicans do!
The GOP existential crisis has come and gone. It's now officially the party of Trump, MAGA, and the new oligarchs. The never-Trumpers left the party long ago and, sadly, migrated to the Democrats further shifting the party rightward. The Democrats, on the other hand, are an ill-defined brand that few people wish to purchase. This raises another issue for Dems. At what point does the brand become so toxic that it would make more sense to start afresh? We are currently looking at a 27-29% approval rating. Yes, the approval rates for both parties are bad, but the GOP, at least, has a clear agenda. Is the Democratic Party capable of an actual agenda? I don't see the various tendencies in the Democratic Party coming together on much of anything, particularly in the realm of economic policy. I have to say I'm also disappointed in Sanders and AOC. What is the endgame for their current public campaign? They flit about the country saying all the right things, but fail to build anything. If your purpose is to move the party to the left then we need to put a name to it. Give it a brand. The GOP had the Tea Party. What are we?
Both parties are having an existential crisis.
Schumer needs to go - he’s out of touch with the realities . I’d add that he’s also bad optics - as a 60 yr old I’m sick of seeing him , anyone younger than me must hate him. Glasses down on the bridge of his nose , hunched over - you can be old, clearly sanders is, but sanders is sanders , warren too - and they are energetic in a way that sanders can never be. I think he voted with Wall Street. Gillibrand, too. What NYers do to replace him - that’s their Biz - him staying as Sen minority leader is everyone’s biz.
The Democratic Party is in an existential crisis and has been for some time. The crisis seems to be reaching a boiling point. I believe we have to rethink our stance on new parties as I'm not sure the Democratic Party is capable of reform. Primaries? Good luck running against Schumer if he even decides to seek reelection. There is too much money there and you can expect AIPAC to step in and provide more. Look what happened to Cori Bush in St. Louis. What I am envisioning is not a third party, but a second and a half party; an independent party that would run in elections where it wouldn't serve as a spoiler. In Florida, the Democrats are almost dead, and a third party run at the statewide level would not function as a spoiler because A) the Democrats have no chance of winning and B) the Democrats would likely come in third and therefore be the spoiler. Voters would quickly see the new party as a viable alternative. The new party would avoid battles in blue districts and endorse Democrats that were not total sellouts like Schumer. There are lots of devils in the details, but we cannot continue down this road indefinitely. It may be moot anyway, as we seem to be barreling towards a post-democratic society.
He can lose if the organizing is strong enough! Ask AOC how to do it! It is why they hate her!
Jordan, i love you posts, and you're doing amazing work. I feel that You need to be paid. No one will mind, and you'll have more to give us, of your insights and energy. Otherwise, you risk burning out. I'm saying this from personal experience. It's not a binary choice- it's a both and. Thanks again for your amazing work!