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Dems reportedly angry that progressives are pushing them to act like an opposition party

www.commondreams.org Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party | Common Dreams

"Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today."

Summary

House Democrats are frustrated with progressive groups like MoveOn and Indivisible, which are pressuring them to oppose the Trump administration more aggressively.

In a closed-door meeting, lawmakers complained about grassroots activists driving constituent calls demanding obstructionist tactics.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defended the party’s strategy, saying, “We are picking the most important fights and lying down on the train tracks on those fights.”

However, a CBS News/YouGov poll shows 65% of Democratic voters want all-out opposition to Trump’s agenda.

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"We are picking the most important fights and lying down on the train tracks on those fights," Schumer told The New York Times earlier this month.
Bro is ineffectual in even his own metaphors.
- Yeah dipshit we're not asking you to lie down on the tracks and die, we're asking you to do what russian anarchists do and rip out the the tracks entirely
  
  Democrats have way more leverage than they're willing to use. The GOP is as fractured as ever and they have the house with a razor thin margin. Now is exactly the time to play hardball. The GOP will likely need their votes to do anything.
  But instead I foresee Democrats making weak ass concessions at every turn because "we can't risk having the government shutdown!?!?"
  
  But instead I foresee Democrats making weak ass concessions at every turn because
  "Now is the time to come together."
  "Now is the time to find common ground."
  
  the chuck schumers and nancy pelosis act like they don't know what this is and like mitch mcconnel didn't hand them the blueprint
  
  Careful,people who don't understand the trolley problem are gonna complain again that there are only two options.
  
  the trolley problem doesn't end by throwing the switch lever. you divert the trolley and then you work to stop the trolley.
  the trolley didn't get diverted, so more people are in its way and chuck's performatively jumping on the rails "in solidarity" but unlike me, he's not tied up and will get up and leave when it gets close
- Hilariously fucking accurate take
- Seriously. His idea is to lay down on train tracks with an train coming.

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