Senate Democrats could have blocked the GOP spending bill.
Instead, Chuck Schumer and 9 other Democratic Senators CAVED.
We asked more than 9,000 progressives what they thought:
- 89% think Schumer should step aside as Senate Minority Leader
- 86% think if Schumer refuses to step aside that efforts should be made to oust him from his leadership role.
- 86% would support a primary challenger against Schumer for his Senate seat.
- 83% would support primary challengers against all 10 senators who voted for the funding bill.
- 96% think Kirsten Gillibrand, as head of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, should recruit better candidates willing to stand up to Trump and the Oligarchs.
- 99% want to see Democrats fight Trump and Musk more.
From the text box (5,000+ comments):
“Schumer has been an embarrassment for years. We need an opposition party, the Democrats are anything but!”
“I’m a lifelong Democrat, but I’m so frustrated and discouraged that I’m thinking of becoming an Independent.”
“If you don’t get your shit together real fast, it’s gonna be too late.”
“I changed my voter registration to ‘None. No Party.’ The Dems need to fight harder/more viciously.”
“Wearing pink and holding a *** sign is doing nothing. FIGHT BACK. This is the battle for democracy and you think that wearing a pink sweater is going to do a damn thing?! F*** the high road. Fight dirty.”
“This is why democrats lost and will continue to lose. Listen to Bernie!”
“Betrayal.”
“Don’t let them mess with my social security.”
“Weak, unorganized, lost.”
“I am frustrated. The direction of the democratic party has been a disaster.”
“Wildly frustrated and defeated. The GOP has been playing dirty for over 10 years. Why do the Dems keep rolling over and letting them win every time? Now it’s reached a point where we may not come back from this. You’re failing all of us.”
“I’m angry and embarrassed.”
“The whole party has lost its way. If the Party doesn’t change it’s way it will cease to have any influence.”
“Bernie for speaker!”
“So many of them talk about how dangerous Trump and the Republicans are but are essentially complicit through their inaction or in this case action.”
“They have voted to help Trump kill us. Sickening and deeply disappointing.”
“What a bunch of weak and disgraceful representatives.”
“There’s no way to reform the party. I’ve given up.”
“Cowardice.”
“We need a viable third party. Bernie, I don’t trust you anymore. I can’t make another donation because I’m worried you’ll sell out to the Democrats again.”“I quit. Changing to Independent after being a lifelong Dem. No spine.”
“I’m in shock. Why do they do this to us?”
“Democrats are too wimpy / not listening to ordinary people.”
“I’m feeling very alienated.”
“Disgusted at the capitulation.”
“We need new leadership!!”
“My party has no backbone!”
“Appalled.”
“FIGHT BACK. THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY IS AT STAKE!”
“Finished. Done. They are Republican lite. There is no party for us.”
“AOC should primary Schumer.”