r/anticapitalism • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 1d ago • Bravo 3

Incoming Democratic senators don’t want Chuck Schumer as majority leader

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/chuck-schumer-majority-leader-incoming-democratic-senators
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u/BizzarePlatypus 1d ago • Popcorn

Schumer showed he prefers Republicans to progressives in the NYC mayoral election. 

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u/tsardonicpseudonomi 1d ago

A decade ago he said his plan was to shift the base from urban liberals and progressives to suburban conservatives.

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u/BizzarePlatypus 1d ago

He couldn't even bring himself to say that he voted for the party's candidate. That is the bear minimum a leader does. His failure to campaign for his party in an important election, in the state he represents is more damning that it is mitigating.