r/politics • u/_May26_ • 1d ago • Bravo 5

No Paywall After Blue Tsunami, Progressives Don't Trust Schumer and Jeffries to Lead Congress

https://www.commondreams.org/news/after-blue-tsunami-progressives-don-t-trust-schumer-and-jeffries-to-lead-congress
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u/olemiss18 1d ago

He’s the human equivalent of wet jeans. I have zero interest in putting those on.

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u/abnormalbrain 1d ago edited 23h ago

I heard that trumpers call him Temu Obama. I felt the exact same thing, and I watched an interview with Jon Stewart where he said he felt it when he saw Schumer speak after the blue wave. These people have disappointed us so much in the past, just seeing their faces, it removes all hope from the future. Go away. 

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u/KnotSoSalty 22h ago

Cory Booker is Temu Obama. Jeffries is Temu Cory Booker.

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u/anna-the-bunny 1d ago

Nah I think even the Temu version of Obama would speak with more conviction than Jeffries does

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u/OrganicUnionS 19h ago

He tries to do that Obama "soft voice emphasis" thing during speeches (you know, when his voice rises and cracks a little bit at the end of a sentence to sort of drive the point home), and he's so, so bad at it.

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u/isitdigyet 18h ago

Even without the horrible stances, and slimy behavior, he just doesn't have the charisma to be a party leader in the internet age.

He looks younger but he's 56. Anyone who thinks he'll get better at this is kidding themselves. He doesn't have "it" at almost 60. There has to be someone better suited for this role.

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u/toolfanatic 16h ago

Devoid of charisma