"Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today."
House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration’s authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.
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“We are picking the most important fights and lying down on the train tracks on those fights,”
Somebody should tell that idiot that the train always wins when you do that.
Let him cook.
What exactly do you mean, now? Which one is him here?
have you considered carrying steel bars when you lay down so neither side wins?
What size do they need to be?