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Banyan's avatar

The base said "we will suffer to get the health care subsidies and bring Maga to heel." These filthy traitors sold us out, threw away all the pain our people have lived through over the last 40 days.

Jd's avatar

They purposefully chose senators who aren’t up for re-election until 2028, and a couple who already were stepping down after this year. Even though Schumer voted no to make it look like he held the line, he is responsible for this. There needs to be an investigation into who else was on board with being traitors but voted no, since they got the other 8 to fall on the sword for them.

Laurie T Miller's avatar

Democrats are in denial of the fact that the Senate is no longer an independent branch of government, and will not honor anything they say, they have joined Trump's policy of dishonesty. No, more business as in the past!

Laurie T Miller's avatar

The Senate is no longer a separate branch of government, it is an extension of Trump's power

Cary Grace's avatar

Vote all centrists out! Let’s be done with grabbing defeat from the jaws of winning.

eleanor sanchez's avatar

Fuck chuck Absofuckenlutely

Laurie T Miller's avatar

The donors who fund these detectors represent their donors not Americans

Lance Konover's avatar

Every Dem Congressperson must clearly declare what they do and do not stand for or leave the Democratic Party and let people have the office who will take Progressive stands very clearly. People like Schumer need to go. They are yesterday’s Dems, not the Dems of Nov 2025. New Progressives needed NOW!! Please step up and run!!

Joan's avatar

The government was going to have to open up because the banks were going to fail. They just had to hold out for another week or two and then the republicans would have had to negotiate. The republicans are not going to negotiate and it also looks like the democrats have been responsible for the shutdown.

I am so disappointed in the democrats that have sold their souls.

Jd's avatar

They purposefully chose senators who aren’t up for re-election until 2028, and a couple who already were stepping down after this year. Even though Schumer voted no to make it look like he held the line, he is responsible for this. There needs to be an investigation into who else was on board with being traitors but voted no, since they got the other 8 to fall on the sword for them.

Sandi Zaczek's avatar

Why the fuck did we protest?? I mean 8 million people said FUCK NO!!!! And these asshats decided to throw all of that away!!! This is our democracy stupid!!!!

Judy MacFayden's avatar

Exactly! I was so proud to march! Then we swept the elections, and I couldn't even enjoy the thrill of actually having hope once again. Sure, slap me down again. We've been down for a decade with this incompetent felon and every nation in the world laughing at us. Fear of success? What a shame, just a damn shame.

Penny Laneheart's avatar

Probably got paid in cold, hard wire transfers….

Terri's avatar

Also: yes about the airlines. I was a flight attendant for 26 years and have no retirement thanks to their bankruptcies. They are all gangsters and criminals and so are these senators.

Terri's avatar

Oh please, go ahead and swear Wajahat. Call them every name in the book. I am so angry right now and I want you to scream at them for me. You are right about everything.

Addy's avatar

Lesson - No politician or political party will save us. We have been abandoned and they have shown they only care about themselves and power. Democrats are no different from republicans, except less cruel, less unified, no unified message, and feckless. They have just wasted our wins from last Tuesday. They were in the drivers seat and crashed the car and blown up in flames. We are f*#ked! Au revoir democracy!

Pamela Williamson's avatar

I just called and e mailed Tim Kaine to fuss at him for even considering voting yes. Urghhhhh!!

Cheryl Manfra's avatar

Ok in 24 we had elections and the Republicans took the house senate and Presidency! 7 Million people stayed home ! The Government couldn’t stay shutdown any longer! One hungry Children were not getting Snap Food benefits and Federal Employees weren’t getting paid! At Airports Air Traffic Controllers didn’t either! What do people expect from the Democrats! Trump and the GOP refuse to come to the table on the Healthcare Subsidies and even if it went through ! The CR with changes would gone back to house and Mike Johnson votes it down with all Republicans ! And let’s say got passed Trump would have veto it !

Kathie's avatar

I'm a federal employee who got furloughed on October 8th. I expected them to hold the line, as federal employees have done.

Shelly Shultz's avatar

If our Representatives had half the balls that you and other like-minded federal employees have we wouldn't have this problem right now. I was actually really happy watching people in my community come together to support people in need. And I'm still really awed by that. But our representation is tone-deaf , self-serving, weak and completely unworthy of our trust.

Kathie's avatar

100% Federal employees have rallied and are supporting each other. We would have been fine. This was one big game of chicken, and the Democrats failed - again. Get rid of Schumer and the other fossils and remake the party from the ground up.

Timothy D's avatar

So we just cave. Useless and Shameful.

ess0h's avatar

Trump would've gotten rid of the filibuster.

Kathie's avatar

That's fine. They should have made him go that route instead of giving in as they did.

Shelly Shultz's avatar

Again, I am awed by your strength and fierceness.

Colleen Wetteland's avatar

You are right Allison - here's spending in NYC:

New York’s oligarchs spent more than $55 million trying to defeat Mamdani and get Andrew Cuomo elected instead. With Cuomo winning just under 855,000 votes, that came to about $65 per vote. Total spending for Mamdani was about $16 million. With Mamdani winning more than 1 million votes, that came to about $15 per vote.

We really need to get money OUT of our politics!

Declan's avatar

Does anyone see the right wing/MAGA kicking THEIR base in the teeth?? Never. Yes this is Schumers doing.

Jay Gee 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏼🍉's avatar

If you are not a progressive then you are on the right wing, you are just left of MAGA. Fascism is regressive. Stop voting for and funding these establishment dems, they enable fascism! If they have taken money from Israel and corporations do not vote for them! We don’t need to wait for campaign finance reform if we are informed and support these grassroots candidates who are way more capable than what we got.

Laurie Flamino's avatar

I want a divorce from schumer.

Laurie Flamino's avatar

The base wanted to hold the line. Glad the seven and king got their money to cave. They may not be up for reelection this time but next time VOTE THEM OUT!

Stephen Hooper's avatar

These are political arsonists who start fires and then want credit for putting out the flames after they've cut off the water and defunded the fire department. This is a kakistocracy.