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Summary

Democratic divisions intensified as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nancy Pelosi sharply criticized Chuck Schumer for supporting a Republican-led funding bill to avoid a government shutdown.

AOC called Schumer's decision a "betrayal," urging Senate Democrats to reject the legislation backed by Trump and Elon Musk. Pelosi called the bill a "devastating assault" on working families.

Schumer defended his stance, arguing a shutdown would empower Trump and Musk further.

The controversy sparked suggestions among Democrats that AOC might challenge Schumer in a primary.

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[–] BostonSamurai@lemm.ee 3 points 21 minutes ago (1 children)

Dems need to stop pretending Schumer is the only problem, any other dem in his position would have done the same thing including AOC. The party is rotten to the core it’s just a revolving door of sycophants who server wall st and capital. The party is working as intended. Notice how Dems never have power to make actual change, never have the backbone to oppose republicans, and when they have majorities they never use their power for actual progress or at the very least codifying laws like roe v wade ect. They are there to act like an opposition party not actually be one. The working class is perpetually screwed.

[–] TripleIris@lemmy.wtf 2 points 17 minutes ago

I will never again take AOC or any other "squad" member as long as they proudly call themselves Democrats. Go independent like Bernie or start another party. Until then, if they want to keep giving themselves the same label as Schumer or Fetterman, I'm going to lump them in the same batch of assholes and idiots.

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Start a fucking progressive party already

[–] HiddenLychee@lemmy.world 4 points 58 minutes ago

As far left as I am, that would guarantee the Republicans would win every election until we get ranked choice vote

[–] WorkshopBubby@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

I have been extremely pro-democrat and it has driven me insane how the far left ONLY ever shits on democrats when they are objectively better than republicans on every single issue. Democrats generally vote in the direction of increased taxes on the rich, more access to healthcare, better safety nets, etc. while republicans are just demons who obstruct all progress for the sake of destroying the world. But after Trumps election, watching the cowardice of the dems actually fucking disgusts me. They might as well be republicans with their lack of response. Just a fucking disgrace. Fuck Cuck Schumer. I will stop defending dems. Trumps election is the official end of both parties. Neither of those parties can be allowed to survive if the US manages to survive this.

[–] PeteZa@lemm.ee 14 points 4 hours ago

As she should.

[–] Viskio_Neta_Kafo@lemm.ee 9 points 5 hours ago

Hopefully she will run for his seat in the future.

[–] ChristmasIslandZone@lemmy.world 24 points 12 hours ago

His vile cowardice is something I'm seeing people talk about, but the sheer stupidity of it isn't touched on.

CHUCK. HE IS GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU! THE D NEXT TO YOUR NAME MAY AS WELL BE THE STAR OF DAVID ON YOUR CHEST YOU DUMB FUCK! DICTATORS DO NOT LET "OPPOSITION" PARTY MEMBERS LIVE. NO MATTER HOW HELPFUL THEY WERE IN GIVING THEM POWER!

Like are you fucking stupid?

[–] Whrsmy2dollars@lemm.ee -3 points 4 hours ago

Ya'll really still think they aren't all playing on the same team, huh?

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 38 points 14 hours ago

We will NEVER make progress by compromising with those who will not compromise with us in return.

[–] Debs@lemmy.zip 30 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

AOC needs to form a new party or at least go independent with Bernie. I'd really like an alternative to the Democrats because I'll never be voting for them again.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 9 points 5 hours ago

No. She's on a path that will shape the democrats of the future. If she leaves she will become irrelevant, and she knows it.

[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 22 points 13 hours ago

Democrat voters are tired of compromising. MAGA thinks they want to burn the US down so they can "own the libs" ... well let's fucking do it. Let's test their theory in the laboratory of life.

[–] VoodooAcupuncture@lemmy.world 41 points 15 hours ago (7 children)

I hope she primaries him. Vote all those decrepit elders out of office.

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[–] psiderman@lemmy.world 30 points 16 hours ago (7 children)

The only silver lining here is the remote possibility of progressive Democrats breaking out to form their own party. At least then the US will have a legitimate opposition party.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world -1 points 1 hour ago

When people attempt to do that Republicans win even more power. Case in point: Ralph Nader.

Our voting system has us stuck in this duopoly and it will not change without destroying the country and starting over.

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[–] dryfter@lemm.ee 8 points 12 hours ago

I am an Independent and think both sides suck on the whole political spectrum in this country. I'm also from NY and both of my Democratic senators voted to pass this blank check to Trump and Elon.

The Democrats have gone about dealing with Trump and his disciples in Congress the completely wrong way from day one. They try to be civil and favor the traditional ways of solving things in Congress. They have basically been bringing a pink plastic toy baseball bat to a gun fight this whole time that Trump has been in office this term.

And because of that, here we were with 2 horrible choices for them. But one choice would have shown that they had enough of the B.S. and had some kind of a spine. The "right" thing for Chuckie to do was to be united and stand firm that they wouldn't approve this CR and force a shut down unless they had a say in some of the solutions in the bill. Pain was coming either way, why not go down fighting and show that you were on the right side of history?

Given the past month and a half (holy shit it feels like it's been a decade) and the track record of Elon and Trump so far, I am very afraid of what is coming in the next month and a half -- let alone when this budget fight resumes in September.

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