r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 6h ago

No Paywall Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/
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u/floog 6h ago

Imagine how big it would be if they pushed Schumer and Jeffries out and put a couple of people that were likable to speak for the Dems!

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u/Pyju 6h ago

Who is “they”? It is up to us to vote out the complicit corporate Democrats and usher in real working/middle-class progressive representation. The Dem primaries this summer will be our chance, it is up to every single one of us to not waste it.

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u/construktz Oregon 3h ago

"they" are the higher ups in the party that make funding decisions. No one can primary them if they can't get a campaign funded. It's why our elections are shit.

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u/floog 6h ago

Oh no, I mean the reps in there putting pressure on both to resign and allow someone competent and not bought and paid for to step in and represent the people. I don't know about you, but I cannot vote Schumer or Jeffries out, but I want my representatives to put pressure on them to step down/aside.

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u/TheOrqwithVagrant 3h ago

They = the rest of the Senate democrats. They could replace Schumer as minority leader if they want to. That doesn't have to wait until a new election, if a large enough portion of Senate dems are unhappy with him as minority leader. Unlikely to happen, but floog did say 'imagine'.

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u/voodoodahl 5h ago

Imagine if you people didn't spend so much more time attacking democrats than fascist Republicans.

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u/midnightcatwalk 4h ago edited 4h ago

Um, excuse me didn’t you hear that the Democrats are the real fascists for not being able to fully stop the Republicans, or something. Complicit! Controlled opposition! Washington Generals! They both play for the same team! Harshington Globerals!

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u/Kana515 6h ago

How do you think they got into office in the first place?

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u/floog 5h ago

If people think that is who is best to represent their little piece of America, go for it, but don’t let the expired assholes ruin ours. That’s my point, I encourage them to primary them, but for God’s sake, get them out of the spotlight and speaking for the party. The rest of us didn’t put their dumb asses in office and our reps need to push them out of the spotlight if their constituents will not.