The worst part about all of this is Schumer probably could have sold just letting it pass had he messaged that from the beginning. People would have been pissed, but it wouldn’t have been an impossible case to argue.
Flipping from “we’re going to fight this” to immediately rolling over at the 11th hour? That is political suicide, Schumer just cost himself all his credibility with the Democratic base for nothing. Though I will admit, lighting your political career on fire because of your own indecisiveness is pretty symbolic of his era of Democrats. At least now we know which Dems have to go
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*”Volodymyr Zelenskyy, please save us. Please save us, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Please save us”*
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Goddamn, if you’ve lost Nate Silver on an issue people are deeply emotionally invested in, you’ve lost fucking everybody.
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can we please stop giving a shit what nate silver thinks?
DEMOCRATS STOP MAKING ME AGREE WITH NATE SILVER I DO NOT LIKE IT
Matt Y said only progressives would be mad about this, though
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The worst part about all of this is Schumer probably could have sold just letting it pass had he messaged that from the beginning. People would have been pissed, but it wouldn’t have been an impossible case to argue.
Flipping from “we’re going to fight this” to immediately rolling over at the 11th hour? That is political suicide, Schumer just cost himself all his credibility with the Democratic base for nothing. Though I will admit, lighting your political career on fire because of your own indecisiveness is pretty symbolic of his era of Democrats. At least now we know which Dems have to go
*”Volodymyr Zelenskyy, please save us. Please save us, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Please save us”*
Goddamn, if you’ve lost Nate Silver on an issue people are deeply emotionally invested in, you’ve lost fucking everybody.