“One of the things that we heard last night, resoundingly across the country, is that we are in … a new movement in this country,” Flanagan said. “Many of us were elected who refused corporate PAC money, who are beholden only to the people who elected us and are ready to fight for bold change. And so I think it’s time for new leadership.”
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Shumer can retire and spend time with the imaginary family he’s been talking to for decades.
And yes, that’s true. Look it up.
How is the Senate Democratic leader selected? I thought it was an elected position.
it’s an election by the members, so if Democrats have a majority, they get their candidate
Someone should let Peggy know.
No - it’s not a majority of the party caucus. It’s a majority of the senate, so > 50 votes. Recall the repeated votes in the house where the gop failed to pick a leader repeatedly less than two years ago, ultimately settling on Mike Johnson. Minority leader is determined by a strictly partisan vote, though.
The Senators from the majority party vote on it.
Voters across the board are sick of the status quo. Fuck Jeffries and Schumer’s establishment grip on our Democratic Caucus! It’s time for new leadership that delivers BOTH real justice and real economic relief for ALL citizens! Leaders like Peggy Flanagan prove they actually understand why this moment demands real change.
As one of her constituents, I’m happy she understands why she won. We don’t want the same Democratic party we’ve been getting. They actually have to start improving things.
so, if ms flanagan would’ve been a status-quo democrat, you would’ve voted for the zero qualifications media personality who praised and defended the fed’s assault on the nation’s cities to the point of using ice footage in her campaign ads and only changed her tune after they murdered two minnesotans?
ms flanagan won because she is well liked, well respected, and has done a good job wherever she’s been… and was the most qualified person on the ballot
You seem like a person who is searching for reasons to be mad. I don’t see any point in engaging with that attitude, so this will be my only response: I hope you get a handle on whatever is causing you to lash out like this; best of luck to you [Tone Indicator: Genuine].
ms flanagan won because she is well liked, well respected, and has done a good job wherever she’s been… and was the most qualified person on the ballot
No, she won because she’s the Democratic candidate in fucking Minnesota. After what Trump did here, there was zero chance any Republican was winning a state-wide election this year
Woof, salty downvoters here tonight.
Because their comment doesn’t match what’s being said. Everybody is praising Peggy.
If you have a Dem House rep, contact them and say no to Jefferies
If you have a Dem senator, contact them and say no to Schumer
We can’t waste time on neoliberals
What if my Senator is Schumer? How do I politely tell him to retire already?
Tell him you want a more progressive leader in the senate. He should know his constituents don’t want him in charge either
Sign your letter “Joe and Eileen Bailey”.
Honestly, a campaign signed that way might demoralize him
What if my Senator is Schumer? How do I politely tell him to retire already?
Dear Chuckles,
We have decided it is time for you to make way for more capable leadership.
Sincerely,
the Bailey family
Why be polite?
If he hasn’t already felt how incredibly unwelcome he is, you can politely figure out a way to tell him to “go fuck himself”.
Bully tactics is how people like him ended up in power. Start there. End with a hug and make sure it doesn’t happen again. Better yet, give what’s left of this land back to the natives. They did it better. #LANDBACK
“I would prefer the democrats to be led by a being not suffering from intellectual unsustainable disparity.”
(Edit: forgot a not, thats pretty important)
At least politely tell him to step down from the leadership position.
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What if you live in Nebraska 🫠
(JK I know Omaha elected one D I just hate this state rn)
Doing it today… And tomorrow… And the next day… AND THE NEXT DAY.
I hereby declare that I too want a new Senate Democratic leader to replace Chuck Schumer.
Quick reminder that Minnesota is a state with a left party independent from the DNC.
They caucus with, and accept money from the DNC, but the DFL has always been slightly more to more progressive than the DNC.
Wow, never had heard of the DFL, but now I read the wiki, and that is a pretty cool history…at least before they got a bit more conservative in the post-war period, but still cool!
I think its neat because progressivism isn’t a faction, its the platform.
And the person who ran Minnesota’s DFL for a decade has been the DNC chair for like 21 months…
A big reason why this wave was not only huge, but full of progressives…
Minnesota is a unique state looking at it. Something about it.
Significant rural population that almost exclusively votes conservative (for reasons that don’t entirely make sense). From what I hear, there are a LOT of anarcho-communist groups throughout the state. They take education and hunger seriously. There’s a LOT of really rich people though.
I strongly believe thats why Walz and the State were targeted so hard by Trump. A state that naturally opposes authoritarianism is an anathema to the regime.
It’s not natural…
It was a red state when Martin started running DFL
He turned it purple then blue because he stopped standing in front of progressives and focused on fair primaries so the candidates most popular with dem voters made it to the general…
And what happened Tuesday nationally, was what happened in Minnesota.
It’s not a fluke, it’s not anything “natural” about Minnesota, it’s the simple fact that progressive policy is what voters want.
And the voting members of the DNC realizing that, is why they picked Martin for DNC vhair. To do nationally what he did in Minnesota: stand back and let voters pick their candidates.
Bernie Sanders or we riot.
Bernie isnt a Democrat
He’s also old AF.
Bernie Sanders is basically an Honorary Democrat by now.
Without this it mutes the entire election. They want moderation but that’s not what the voters want.
The people resoundingly voted for more Nancy pelosi and to raise the average age of Congress by another 5 years /s
she’s not alone
Who should run with some “realism” of DNC support? I nominate Bernie, but he would need to join Democratic party perhaps.
Schiff, maybe?
He’s not as progressive as Bernie, but he’s widely respected by Democrats and has more experience investigating the Trump administration than just about any other Congress critter.
Schiff would be a good pick if Dems want to demonstrate a serious shift of priorities and how they’re serious about exercising their investigative/oversight mandate rather than more “business as usual”.
EDIT: While we’re at it, let’s make Raskin house speaker and really get serious about investigating the president.
The problem is his absolute devotion to Israel. He would just change the face of obstruction to ending Iran war. Bernie just finally came out for UBI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Wi64kFh90
We all do, Peg
Well said Peggy. It is time for Chuck to go.
