Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party | Common Dreams
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"Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today."

House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration’s authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.

  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
    18·
    3 months ago

    Um akshually

    We gave them 48 + 2 Ind and VP tiebreaker gave them the majority leader position who calls votes. They literally did not even have a simple majority even with the Independents.

          • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
            11·
            3 months ago

            The Senate majority leader selected by 48 Dem 2 Ind, and VP Tiebreaker? While the Republicans had exactly 50?

            • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldBanned from communityEnglish
              11·
              3 months ago

              Gee, those numbers add up to a majority unless you’re making excuses.

                • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldBanned from communityEnglish
                  21·
                  3 months ago

                  50 plus Harris was enough to pass anything they wanted without a single Republican vote. It was a majority. Chuck Schumer was the majority leader, but Democrats continued to behave as though McConnell was.