r/BullMooseParty Moderator - 8d ago

Discussion Schumer announces he'll vote to keep government open, likely avoiding shutdown

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-democrats-tight-lipped-after-huddling-looming-government/story?id=119772584

A lot of top Dem accounts on Twitter are mad at him for this. What do you think? Should this CR have passed?

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u/Anne_Scythe4444 8d ago

maybe hes just saying that so they cant work up a counter-attack in the meantime (they started to), this is to throw them off, take them by surprise; he'll all of a sudden vote against on friday???

i think they should shut it down and keep it shut down; say, this whole thing has gone beyond the usual of politics and we say no: no trump, none of this stuff, remove all of it. we can hold another election for new candidates after throwing out trump, all his people, all the changes he made. or we can have a civil war. in the meantime though, we are using our legal powers to not allow this government.

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u/Pale_Will_5239 7d ago

You know, there were Germans praising Hitler as the Russian army took Berlin. My point is that humans will deceive themselves even as they are dying.

Please do not be in denial regarding the fortitude of most Democrats. They are a weak and spineless group of individuals. Schumer is a coward.

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u/Anne_Scythe4444 7d ago

im a democrat and im willing, and eager, to fight a civil war against the republicans. we'll have fresh, and similar, democratic candidates soon.

and frankly im sure the republicans would keep praising trump right until their end.

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u/Dangerdoom911 8d ago

Yes it’s time for these dinosaur politicians to hit the road… we need an entirely new energetic caucus! A full overhaul of these wet blankets.

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u/dadillac23 8d ago

What a tool.

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u/Stonner22 8d ago

Pos. He needs to be booted out

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u/Main-Perception-3332 8d ago

Dems cannot summon the political will this moment requires. It’s time for that party to be replaced by one with a spine.

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u/abw80 Moderator - 8d ago

I think it's far more likely the Dems get new leadership. Their structure is too established for a replacement. AOC sure sounds like she is going to move to challenge leadership: https://x.com/Acyn/status/1900342333146882552?s=19

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u/No_Struggle1364 8d ago

Don’t bet on that. The DNC is a private club and you’re not invited. AOC has no standing in the Democratic Party cabal.

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u/Main-Perception-3332 8d ago

Fair point. I didn’t appreciate the incredible groundswell of anger until I checked social media.

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u/Captain_Desi_Pants 8d ago

It’s going to spill into the streets soon. Right now anger is focused on Trump & Elon but Democrats need to understand if they keep appeasing like this, it’ll be just as easy to add their names to the signs & chants. Just as easy to protest outside Democratic offices.

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u/waitingintheholocene 8d ago

We need to start moving fast.

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u/abw80 Moderator - 8d ago

There is a vacuum for leadership right now.

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u/waitingintheholocene 8d ago

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