Schumer, Warren locked in battle over future of Democratic Party

[DrFunkenstein]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is locked in a contest for influence with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) over the future of the Senate Democratic caucus as the two battle to shape the outcome in this year’s primaries.

Warren, a progressive who has been outspoken in her criticism of the cryptocurrency industry, has made a big push this election cycle to help elect candidates who she says will fight harder to change the status quo in America, even if that means backing candidates who won’t support Schumer as leader.

Warren recently pointed to the victories of three progressive candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) in House primaries in Schumer’s home state as a sign that voters are hungry for big changes and bold progressive policies in Washington.

“It says more about the state of voters. Voters want change. They want people who have clear ideas about how to make their lives better and to know that they will fight for them,” she told The Hill.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5948365-warren-schumer-senate-influence/

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Warren has already endorsed three Democrats in Senate primaries who have refused to support Schumer serving as leader for another term. The article goes on to talk about an unnamed Senator who is concerned about "moderate" Dems who are cozying up to corporate interests, promoting wild west deregulation, and generally going to bat for cryptocurrency industry and other shady industries.

This will surely become an even more pronounced issue following the SCOTUS decision about the "free speech rights" of parties. It is not hard to imagine the directional shift of the Democratic Party if Warren were to become leader, a possibility she pointedly does not rule out in the article.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. I would support Warren for majority leader

For one term perhaps, as sadly, the time for her to pass the torch is also drawing near.

I’m not sure she could win the spot however, since there are 16 Dem senators who took millions from the cryptobros in exchange for their votes on the GENIUS Act.

[bluestarone]

2. Same here!

[Grins]

15. I cringe every time Schumer speaks!

He’s insufferable. Jon Stewart showing him at a microphone nails him.

[FarPoint]

21. I always feel he, Schumer, that he always short changes us out....

Bargins with acceptable defeating pain style...never a full win feeling....

[Autumn]

3. This is a battle Schumer will lose.

Leadership is underestimating the anger of the American people.

[orangecrush]

16. Got that right

[Miguelito Loveless]

4. Schumer has to go

He has been bending over backward to court the vote of literally non-existent voters his entire career. This is delusional thinking on par with Trump.

&t=10s

[wolfie001]

8. Boom Yes!!!

[Mark.b2]

5. Hopefully, others will step up...

I’d like more selection with some like Booker, Coons, Murphy, Masto, or Rosen in the 50s-60s range.

[BComplex]

6. I'd pick Elizabeth Warren for any office she wants to run in. She's my favorite by far.

And she might be an older generation, but her thoughts and positions are as clear-minded and good for the people as anyone Mamdani's age.

[rurallib]

9. yep!

[Earth Bound Misfit]

13. 100% agree. n/t

[displacedvermoter]

27. When you're right, you're right!

[aeromanKC]

7. My money is on Warren.

[ananda]

10. May the best woman win!

No ambiguity intended!

[Alice B.]

11. There will be no third and fourth chances at democracy.

If we’re able to regain power and there aren’t tangible, positive impacts on people’s lives fast, and we go back to trusting in good faith and norms, we’re going to end up back here again.

[Quiet Em]

12. Schumer should probably stop making endorsements at this point

anyway, at the end of the day Schumer wants the exact thing all of us want, flip and retain as many Democratic Senate seats as possible. Schumer will throw his full support behind all Democratic Senate nominees.

As far as who will be the new Senate Leader, it probably will not be Schumer, but I am curious to see who is going to step up and say they want the job. It's not a fun job. You have to work with Senators from Warren, to Slotkin, to Fetterman and keep them on the same page. The time for that conversation though will be after the midterm elections. Whether Democrats are able to become the majority or remain in the minority will be a huge factor in determining leadership and who actually wants it.

[wiggs]

14. IMHO the article title is over-stated, over-simplified, and another example of MSM just wanting a horserace

rather than a deeper discussion of issues.

[angrychair]

17. The old ways is fading into obscurity

Progressives are the future of the country.
No more bootlicking billionaires and war mongers.

A government of the people, by the people and FOR THE PEOPLE

[patphil]

18. I do agree that it's time for the Democratic Party to have fresh leadership in the Senate.

I like Senator Warren, but I'd rather have someone with similar views, but younger.

[efhmc]

23. We need someone new, a new person with fresh new ideas. I prefer a woman but will take a man.

[rogue emissary]

19. unfortunately many in the party are advocating an ageist agenda.

Seventy-seven is just too old now.

[wnylib]

30. It's not the age. It's where they stand on issues and

whether they support the interests of the people.

[Trust_Reality]

20. I would like to know a lot more about how Schumer is funded.

I have my suspicions.

[liberalla]

25. Yes.

[Auggie]

22. Thanks for your service Chuck, but it's time to step aside

[Historic NY]

24. Schumer is milk toast w/o Harry Reed...

he lets things slip by

[groundloop]

26. Damn I hate these stories that make it sound like the Democratic Party is falling apart at the seams......

These "battles" are nothing more than good, healthy debate and very necessary. It's far preferable to the GQP which almost always falls in lockstep with whomever their current dear leader happens to be.

[dave99]

28. Reads like a Republican hit piece to make people think less of Democrats

[DemocracyForever]

29. Bravo Senator Warren

Senator Warren's view got an additional boost last night in Colorado with the Kiros victory. Current polling shows that the Democratic party's poll numbers are in the toilet because voters don't see the democratic party fighting back against Trump. It's long past time for the failed "don't fight back" strategy of the last 25 years to end.