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W_HAMILTON

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25. Funny that you think a segment of the left successfully pressuring Biden to "step down" means that...
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 02:07 PM
21 hrs ago

...it's LESS likely there will be calls for our """Establishment""" leaders to step down rather than MORE.

So, yeah, I'm not buying that excuse one bit.

Oh, and Sanders, when asked if Schumer should be replaced, responded with, "by whom?"

Can you answer him? And once you do, tell us how his replacement would have actually changed anything that people are criticizing Schumer for in the first place?

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Talk to the voters in New York calguy Monday #1
-Sigh- 3_Limes Monday #4
Completely understandable calguy Monday #6
I'm one of them. I'm just as helpless as anyone else. Crunchy Frog 19 hrs ago #35
" H2O Man 10 hrs ago #49
He's starting to remind me of Diane Feinstein in the end days. mdbl Monday #2
you from NY? bigtree Monday #3
Nope. 3_Limes Monday #5
I'm from NY SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #12
Why talk to the voters of NY? gab13by13 Monday #7
Trump has to go. mzmolly Monday #8
This. nt Wednesdays 10 hrs ago #48
If Schumer's constituents or fellow Democratic Senators agreed with you, he'd be gone. W_HAMILTON Monday #9
meaningless Orrex Yesterday #10
Funny that you think a segment of the left successfully pressuring Biden to "step down" means that... W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #25
That's gaslighting and a false dichotomy Orrex 21 hrs ago #27
Chris Murphy would be great. Because he would vote with the majority of Democrats and not split with them Scrivener7 20 hrs ago #30
Ironic that some Democratic leadership and donors pushed the narrative that POTUS needed to step down. PufPuf23 20 hrs ago #29
Schumer bdamomma 19 hrs ago #34
Jeffries congratulated Mamdani SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #45
I stand bdamomma 16 hrs ago #46
Is his constituents the ones that block voted Blue Full Moon Yesterday #11
No. New York didn't vote for trump. Scrivener7 1 hr ago #50
Maybe if you use the super, duper, ultra caps lock button... FascismIsDeath Yesterday #13
What are your senators doing? yardwork Yesterday #14
Fetterman and McCormick? 3_Limes Yesterday #15
Because your responsibility is to elect two senators from your state. yardwork Yesterday #16
Nobody suggested that its your responsability. 3_Limes Yesterday #20
It's unfortunate some here deflect from the OP's comments themaguffin Yesterday #17
Yup! We're all good with funding genocide! 3_Limes Yesterday #22
Israel isn't engaged in genocide Mosby 19 hrs ago #36
It has nothing to do with religion, but I don't know FoxNewsSucks 17 hrs ago #43
I wish I could rec your post about 100 times. murielm99 31 min ago #52
New York decides that, of course gulliver Yesterday #18
Even if he's the Minority Leader 3_Limes Yesterday #21
The OP is about his having his seat gulliver Yesterday #24
If you have democratic senators SocialDemocrat61 17 hrs ago #44
Schumer seems to be Israel first in this speech. mackdaddy Yesterday #19
He's had that position for quite a while. 3_Limes Yesterday #23
So you think Israel doesn't have a right to defend itself? Mosby 19 hrs ago #37
Oh jeeze. The hasbarra pateol is here. 3_Limes 18 hrs ago #39
Did you have a problem with the Genocide Joe, Genocide Kamala, and Abandon Harris groups? Just curious. lostincalifornia 21 hrs ago #26
Agreed, the US should *NOT* be funding Netanyahu's genocide any longer. Initech 20 hrs ago #28
+1 leftstreet 20 hrs ago #31
Once Schumerless, all problems will be over. OH VER!! betsuni 19 hrs ago #32
???? 3_Limes 19 hrs ago #33
Something about a Schumer funnel and having to go but stopping. I really didn't get it! betsuni 10 hrs ago #47
I'm extremely proud of Senator Schumer! Fingers crossed he can funnel even more funds to Israel tritsofme 19 hrs ago #38
Post removed Post removed 18 hrs ago #40
That's what you think Chuck Schumer supports? tritsofme 18 hrs ago #41
No. That was my impression of your position and that of many fervent Zionists today. 3_Limes 17 hrs ago #42
I don't get the Israel thing JustAnotherGen 1 hr ago #51
" I wrote him a strongly worded letter." That had to be dumbest statement from doc03 13 min ago #53
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