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'Next Step Is Primaries': Calls for Schumer Ouster After Leading Shutdown Surrender (www.commondreams.org)

submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/usa@midwest.social

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The capitulation of Senate Democrats in ending the government shutdown without healthcare concessions has sparked outrage. Calls for new leadership and primary challenges are growing. The fight for a Democratic Party that truly fights back continues.

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

it's also unfeasible since people vote democrat automatically anyways.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's what primaries are for. If you win the primary then the D becomes a better candidate. In the primary everyone is a Democrat.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 weeks ago

did the democrats who caved to the republicans a few days win their primaries?