With Schumer as minority leader, the Democratic Party

[redstateblues]

Ceases to exist. How is he different from the republicans? New Yorkers: is he that popular in your state? Can he be beaten in a primary? I am so discouraged that the warmongers seem to be running things.

[onecaliberal]

1. He's got the banker money.

[Historic NY]

2. Very popular...

[Skittles]

3. he is disgusting

big money whore

[Renew Deal]

4. He is that popular and in my opinion cannot be beat in the primary or general election.

Cuomo was far less popular and he won fairly easily in the primary and GE.

[Cheese Sandwich]

7. Not too easily...

Democratic Party gubernatorial primary results

Candidate Votes Percentage

Andrew Cuomo 361,380 votes, 62.92%
Zephyr Teachout 192,210 votes, 33.47%
Randy Credico 20,760 votes, 3.61%


Teachout and Credico combined for about 37%.

That's a pretty solid showing in a primary against a sitting governor.

Even when a primary challenger loses it's still an important tool for influencing the policy because candidates know they need to fear you at the next election.

[Man from Pickens]

5. Yep the mask is off

Democratic Party (tm) - a wholly owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs

and some of these *censored* want to make HRC our next nominee

it's the "beatings will continue until morale improves" theory of government

[Agony]

6. First time…ever that I didn't vote in a race with a Democrat running was in 2010 when he was up

for re-election.

he doesn't represent me… fuck 'im

[Dragonfli]

8. He is very popular with the finance crowd, no way to fight the money with a primary chalenger

I don't like him at all, but there is never a different option. We are stuck with him.

[JEB]

9. "Money trumps peace".

[totodeinhere]

10. And he is totally in the pocket of Israel too.

He has just announced that he will support the Corker bill which would require congressional approval of any agreement with Iran..

[Jim Lane]

11. In limited defense of Schumer....

He recently made some noises of concern, bordering on discontent, about TPP. We might actually get his vote on that one.

Of course, with the leader of the Democratic Party being the main proponent of TPP, it's not an issue that will help us answer your question about the difference between the parties.

[cascadiance]

15. I trust his "stance" on the TPP (conveniently timed) as much as I do his "stance" on H-1B Visas!

Schumer always is pretty two-faced on stuff like this. Note how the Daily Kos exposes how he conveniently switches gears along with Reid on how H-1B visa and other guest work program expansion has been allowed in this country, and tech people like me have to deal more with lower wages and being unemployed a lot more now than we used to before it was a part of the landscape.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/20/1195634/-There-was-a-time-when-Chuck-Schumer-and-Harry-Reid-cared-about-U-S-workers#

I really would like to think we could get someone like Jeff Merkley to replace Reid in the Senate instead, since he's got a better progressive standpoint than either of those two, and really understands how the filibuster rules should be structured for constructive things to get done there.

[Jim Lane]

16. I agree with you that Merkley would be a better choice.

Some progressives were talking up Patty Murray. She has much more seniority than Merkley (having served 22 years to his 6) and is already in leadership as the Conference Secretary, the fourth-highest position in the Democratic caucus. She would probably be a more credible challenger than Merkley. Like him, she has a good progressive record (for example, she voted against the Iraq War Resolution).

Unfortunately, it appears that Merkley, Murray, and all the other Democrats have decided that Schumer has it locked up and that there's no point in challenging him.

[DrDan]

12. A bit extreme, doncha think?

[RandiFan1290]

13. When both parties are for sale

Why would Wall Street only pay for one?

[cali]

14. absurd. Can't stand him but this is stunning example of hyperbole