The senior US Senator (and Senate Minority Leader) from Brooklyn New York will vote to confirm the 2025 Spending bill authored by the Republican House Majority….
Chuck has pissed off a LOT of Democrats in New York….
House Rep. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) maybe coming for Schumer’s job for REAL this time…
The Democratic Party erupted in anger late Thursday after its longtime Senate leader, Chuck Schumer, capitulated to Republicans on a government funding package that would slash critical programs and bolster the Trump administration’s lawless assault on federal agencies.
The fury wasn’t limited to the party’s progressive wing, which was predictably incensed by Schumer’s (D-N.Y.) announcement that he and a sufficient number of other Democrats would vote in favor of advancing the GOP bill to avert a government shutdown.
According toAxios, even centrist Democrats were among those “voicing support for a primary challenge” against Schumer, with members floating Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) as possible 2028 candidates against the minority leader.
“One lawmaker even vowed at the House Democratic retreat to ‘write a check tonight’ supporting Ocasio-Cortez,” the outlet noted, citing an unnamed senior House Democrat.
CNN similarly reported that House Democrats—who, with the exception of Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, unified against the Republican funding package—”are so infuriated with Schumer’s decision that some have begun encouraging [Ocasio-Cortez] to run against Schumer.”
“Multiple Democrats in the Congressional Progressive Caucus and others directly encouraged Ocasio-Cortez to run on Thursday night after Schumer’s announcement,” said one unnamed lawmaker, who told CNNthat party members were “so mad” at the Senate leader that even centrists were “ready to write checks for AOC for Senate.”
Ocasio-Cortez, who called Schumer’s reversal on the Republican funding bill “a huge slap in the face,” said amid the mounting primary calls that she’s focused on mobilizing against the GOP measure in a last-ditch attempt to sink it.
“We still have an opportunity to correct course here, and that is my number one priority,” the New York progressive told CNN. “I think there is a wide sense of betrayal if things proceed as currently planned.”…
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He is up in 2028 when he will be approaching 78 years old.
AOC for Senate? If they can get her to do that instead of running for President, that would be a good thing for the party.
Also, he is not voting for the bill. He is voting for cloture.
Everyone who is mad about him not voting for filibuster should explain why they were wrong last year when they said the filibuster needs to be eliminated as an option.