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35. A tip of my hat to you.

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How Can Schumer and Jeffries Be Our Congressional Leaders? [View all] MineralMan Feb 6 OP

Nope Abstractartist Feb 6 #1

I kind of don't think that's going to happen. MineralMan Feb 6 #5

You answered your own questions, gab13by13 Feb 6 #2

I don't follow NY politics, so I can't say. MineralMan Feb 6 #4

She beats him handily in polls. CivicGrief Feb 6 #59

What does she have going for her, really? Orrex Saturday #78

Abolish ICE Prairie Gates Feb 6 #3

Crack that whip. We might not get a vote but we sure as fuck get to have an opinion. Autumn Feb 6 #6

Of course you can have an opinion. MineralMan Feb 6 #7

Oh of course. Autumn Feb 6 #8

Our time is finite and every minute you spend criticizing Democrats is a minute Republicans thank you for your service. W_HAMILTON Feb 6 #52

Lol! As I've said before, shit won't stir itself. Scrivener7 Feb 6 #9

200 response clout is a rush, doncha know? Prairie Gates Feb 6 #17

It takes a big paddle to get it stirred. Autumn Feb 6 #19

Good question BeyondGeography Feb 6 #10

Republicans are laughing at Democrats' commitment to rules and decorum DSandra Feb 6 #15

We get it awesomerwb1 Feb 6 #11

What I think is irrelevant. MineralMan Feb 6 #12

Indeed it is awesomerwb1 Feb 6 #13

I doubt there will be such a thread. MineralMan Feb 6 #22

Has any democratic senator or representative SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #14

I don't know the answer to that question. MineralMan Feb 6 #20

I don't know of any SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #24

That's what I thought, too. MineralMan Feb 6 #26

Have they? SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #29

Dem. Reps Ro Khanna and Seth Moulton have called for Schumer to relinquish his position. LudwigPastorius Feb 6 #55

Thanks SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #58

Imagine if Britain kept Neville Chamberlain than replace him with Winston Churchill... DSandra Feb 6 #16

Which is why I support replacing SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #25

I'm talking about Democratic Party leadership of course DSandra Feb 6 #39

But we don't have a parliamentary system SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #42

Your just making excuses, like the OP DSandra Feb 6 #49

No SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #50

Trump's popular with MAGA Sympthsical Feb 6 #18

But we all do vote for President of the U.S. SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #31

I live in California. Sympthsical Feb 6 #53

I live in New York SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #57

Then we really have no say Sympthsical Feb 6 #62

Unfortunately voters in swing states SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #66

This is DU. We are all Democrats here. MineralMan Feb 6 #36

You're promoting submissive voicelessness to power Sympthsical Feb 6 #54

I'm doing no such thing. MineralMan Feb 6 #60

Oh yes, you are. Sympthsical Feb 6 #63

Trump is also in office because people vote for him regardless of the criticism. W_HAMILTON Feb 6 #56

Is morale not improving? Sympthsical Feb 6 #64

Judging from the incessant criticism of Democrats, nope. W_HAMILTON Feb 6 #65

Two guys from Brooklyn, we do get to vote for the guys who vote for them as leaders. Walleye Feb 6 #21

That's exactly how it works. MineralMan Feb 6 #23

That is true and correct Walleye Feb 6 #27

Like you say, i will always believe the citizens in THEIR District bluestarone Feb 6 #28

Yes. That is the basis of our entire system of government. MineralMan Feb 6 #32

Yea, just saying division will kill us, that's what rethugs are hoping. bluestarone Feb 6 #37

But that's because of party leadership's failure to meet the moment, not miscellaneus squabbles DSandra Feb 6 #40

Ah, the daily gaslighting thread. Gore1FL Feb 6 #30

What was incorrect in my OP? MineralMan Feb 6 #33

The facts were fine. The logic, illogical. Gore1FL Feb 6 #69

How did he become minority leader. MineralMan Feb 6 #71

Yes. There was, at least. Gore1FL Feb 6 #73

AND sea lioning! Efficiency! Scrivener7 Feb 6 #41

What is sea lioning? mr715 Feb 6 #67

This is the best definition I've found. Scrivener7 Saturday #79

I was trying to be cute. mr715 Saturday #80

I agree! They're my favorite at the zoo! Scrivener7 Saturday #81

A factual explanation about Democratic leadership needs a trigger warning. betsuni Feb 6 #34

A tip of my hat to you. MineralMan Feb 6 #35

Two words: Wall Street DJ Synikus Makisimus Feb 6 #38

Here's where it falls apart Bobstandard Feb 6 #43

Absslutely This is exactly right. That long in office and making as much money as they make Autumn Feb 6 #48

There's a process to remove them as leaders without them losing their seats PJMcK Feb 6 #44

My grandfather use to say SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #45

I appreciate your rational, factual posts. murielm99 Feb 6 #46

Thank you. I try to do that. MineralMan Feb 6 #47

If you look at polls of "favorability" ratings,... LudwigPastorius Feb 6 #51

I'm not really sure what such ratings mean at that level. MineralMan Feb 6 #61

Party leaders in the House and Senate matter to all Americans, or surely party members Ilikepurple Saturday #75

Are those national polls SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #68

I'm looking at aggregations of national polls. LudwigPastorius Feb 6 #74

National polls are interesting SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #76

There is a primary opponent for Jeffries...now Demsrule86 Feb 6 #70

A few months old and the campaign hasn't started yet SocialDemocrat61 Feb 6 #72

They are indeed the leadership that we're stuck with. Orrex Saturday #77