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."

cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1613522

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.

  • lewdian69@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), meanwhile, has said Democrats are “not going to go after every single issue” in the fight against President Donald Trump. “We are picking the most important fights and lying down on the train tracks on those fights,”

    So his plan is to get run over…