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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY -
Just got this forwarded. Here are the talking points Schumer's team just emailed out to their allies TODAY - this afternoon.
— Murshed Zaheed (@murshedz.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T20:52:38.313Z
The words "Minnesota" or "ICE" don't appear anywhere here.
Forgetting Minnesota/ICE ... Schumer appears to be making a choice.
— Murshed Zaheed (@murshedz.bsky.social) 2026-01-15T21:17:08.819Z
ibegurpard
(17,077 posts)likesmountains 52
(4,254 posts)BlueKota
(5,060 posts)American cities is not a good choice. Yes economics is almost always the #1 issue at the ballot box, but I think the increasing authoritarianism by tsf and his enablers, is starting to resonate with more people, and to just ignore it, seems like it will hurt the party more than help it.
SamKnause
(14,750 posts)BeyondGeography
(40,837 posts)And Chuck is telling us were on our own.
Unbelievable.
Rebl2
(17,437 posts)old boy, needs to be replaced immediately.
Hey Joe
(436 posts)our civil rights due to the actions of ICE. We need younger, stronger voices in our party who have the stamina and courage to stand up to these Nazis or this will be a long slide into totalitarianism.
Or maybe a short one.
Clouds Passing
(7,113 posts)betsuni
(28,763 posts)mr715
(2,806 posts)Jack Valentino
(4,437 posts)Scrivener7
(58,459 posts)leftstreet
(38,969 posts)Retire
Arazi
(8,727 posts)Phoenix61
(18,713 posts)vanessa_ca
(626 posts)Hopeful centrists who think the midterms are in the bag if they can just tamp down the criticism might wanna think about leaving the DU bubble and take careful note of the pulse on the street.
It's not good.
It's very angry.
And not just at the Republicans.
One sample Reddit link: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1qcnr8h/schumer_tells_the_ap_democrats_are_preparing_for/
Scrivener7
(58,459 posts)And he's certainly DONE nothing.
And I've voted for him every time. I actually feel bad about that.
Jack Valentino
(4,437 posts)but the Democratic primary could be
Scrivener7
(58,459 posts)mr715
(2,806 posts)Get us a news cycle at least.
Intractable
(1,686 posts)He has to go. Preferably replaced by AOC.
I've disliked him as a politician for many years.
So you say, "He's done some good." Well, that's his job!
dalton99a
(92,331 posts)Prairie Gates
(7,278 posts)Like "if you knew X, would that make you more or less likely to vote for (our guy)"
My initial statement was that I would vote for the person fighting ICE (who was not their guy). The only statement to which I answered that it would make me more likely to vote for their guy was he would fight ICE and the federal government.
At the end they asked me if I had anything else to say. I told them FUCK ICE and I would only vote for a candidate who is 100% in on abolishing ICE, period.
You have to communicate this shit clearly to the centrist Dems. If you want our votes in a primary, you had better be talking about putting Greg Bovino in prison and firing every demented fascist that's put on the goofy uniforms.