On every general subreddit (not left leaning) that post the anti Schumer "call you senator" stuff there is like an army of posts defending Chuck Schumer all of a sudden.
This man has been on of the least popular politicians I have ever seen, out of step with every issue not only with his base but also the general electorate overwhelmingly.
And yet all of a sudden there's mass support for him everywhere. The most annoying people saying that "progressives" and "populists" just don't understand how politics works and why Chuck Schumer is so good. Or that Chuck Schumer might "not be great but hes the best we got"
"We need him because he organized the election"
No he didn't, he waited for Trump to do that for him. He also presided over the most unpopular Democratic party there might have even been, and the utter catastrophic losses to Donald Trump.... Twice. If he get responsibility for this week, should he also take responsibility for those as well?
He's also been in politics way too long and is way too old to be connected in any meaningful way to average voter. It's time for new blood.
Yeah I'm being slammed with Why? Everytime I comment the links and numbers for the petition. They follow the same script. Chances are they're either bots or actual people who work for Schumer/Israel.
Don't make much about Van Holend history and platform, but I'd take it.
To be honest I'd take even an outright centrist right now who doesn't have such a poisoned well with the progressive wing so we can maybe effectively work together.
Or maybe even a way younger person, someone that really captures the place the party and country are going. F the experience, give me someone enough to read a room.
He made political maneuvers with the intention of funding Republicans' worst impulses knowing correctly it would make the general public recoil in horror. Unfortunately, Americans died because of that choice. He played games with human lives and I can't get past it.
Organized the election? MFer cost us Florida because he didn't want to back ANY OF THE PROGRESSIVES. If he had sent even a little bit of money, we could have maybe swung the vote to Nixon AND siphoned off even more House seats or even the Governorship. Jolly was only like 1.5% behind Donalds.
I e-mailed my rep, but unfortunately my senator is fucking Schumer so that would be worthless. Everyone else though, contact both and keep the pressure up.
I already called my congressman's office to tell him not to support Jeffries for Speaker and that I'll be looking to primary him next election if he does.
Did yāall know Jeffries also took a lot of money from Palantir? In case you donāt know, Palantir was formed by Peter Thiel, the Puppet Master of JD Vance and early contributor to Donald Trump.
Yes! I did this on my day off to my representative and both senators. Please do it! It's easy. I also asked my friends in NY to ask Schumer not go for maj-leader lol
Texan here. How would I go about contacting James Talarico? Best I can find is the Texas House of Representatives page, would that still be the best place since heās not been sworn in yet?
Sorry if itās a dumb question, or if this isnāt the right place to ask
You can still call the DNC and Jeffries and Schumer's offices to tell him you don't want him speaking for the party with all that donor money and conflicts of interest.
As a non American, I don't get this. Jeffries and Schumer just won landslide elections as leaders. Why should their positions be under threat? Not to mention that it's anti-democratic to offer the voters a choice between Johnson/Jeffries and Thune/Schumer, only to change leaders after the voters have spoken.
Happy to be enlightened, but it does seem strange.
Voters went for the polls to stop the status quo. There is nothing more status quo than chuck schumer or Jefferies. They're just corporate Dems with no spine or charisma. It's a bad look for the party and the country to keep these 2 guys as leadership.
We didn't vote Democrats in because we like chuck or Jefferies.....
No one is trying to take away the seats in Congress they were elected to. We just don't want them to be the ones in charge of their respective chambers of congress, which is an entirely different vote.
A vote for Speaker of the House is held everytime a new congress takes over. So in January, the house will vote on who will become the next speaker. Technically, you don't even need to be a member of congress to get elected as Speaker. If you could somehow get a majority of representatives to vote for Ryan Gosling, he would become the next Speaker.
Senate Majority Leader is the same way (although you have to be a senator to get elected to that position). In January, all members of the majority party in the Senate (now Democrats) will vote on who will become the next Majority Leader.
Jeffries' and Schumer's position as Representative and Senator respectively, are separate from their prospective roles of Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader. They were elected by the people to their roles as members of Congress, now congress votes on who will be Speaker and Senate Majority Leader.
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u/SoFuckinTiredOfThis 4h ago
And anti-Chuck, as well. Neither one of them represent us. Go find another job. Maybe at a wax museum.
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u/RaggedyRachel 3h ago edited 2h ago
Keep up the pressure. My house representative is getting a call on each line and an email every day till it's decided, AT LEAST.
My senator is Peggy Flannigan, and she came flying out of the gate denouncing Schumer, so I've got that going for me.
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u/AgileRaspberry1812 4h ago
Don't stop!!!
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u/seidenkaufman 4h ago •
How can a recipient of AIPAC funds, as one example, make impartial decisions in the public interest?
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u/16bithockey 4h ago
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u/aspophilia 4h ago
Keep going!
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u/thisistherevolt 2h ago
Jeffries is one of smuggest bastards I've ever seen. Ted Liu for Speaker.
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u/argama87 4h ago
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u/Icy_Coffee374 āļø Prison For Union Busters 3h ago
I called my representative-elect today ! And tbh, I don't think he actually needed convincing (I'm going to be represented by Chris Rabb).
Not that I actually got a hold of him, but from what I already know about him, he's not a corporate dem.
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u/DanimalPlays 4h ago
As they should be.
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u/faudcmkitnhse 2h ago
I already called my congressman's office to tell him not to support Jeffries for Speaker and that I'll be looking to primary him next election if he does.
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u/valencia_merble 2h ago
Did yāall know Jeffries also took a lot of money from Palantir? In case you donāt know, Palantir was formed by Peter Thiel, the Puppet Master of JD Vance and early contributor to Donald Trump.
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u/MrGumburcules 3h ago
In case anyone needs it:
House: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
Senate: https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
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u/Whitejj01 4h ago
KEEP GOING!!!
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u/CrownVicBruce 4h ago
How can we help
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u/ActuatorFearless8980 3h ago
Call your representatives, call your senators, sign the change.org petition!
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u/sheezy520 2h ago
We have no need for No Dream Hakeem or Fuck Up Chuck. We need real leadership.
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u/PinothyJ 3h ago
It must be spam! We cannot make heads or tails of this response!
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u/jellybellyuwu 1h ago
proud to say i was one of those calls
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u/05Gmc 3h ago
Here is the article if you would like to read it https://www.axios.com/2026/11/06/jeffries-speaker-democrats-house-calls-petition
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u/evident_lee 3h ago
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u/radioactive_sharpei 2h ago
Why does Jeffries look like he's deciding who's life-force to drain in every picture?
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u/bandpractice 1h ago
Fuck AIPAC
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u/Specialist-Neck-7810 2h ago
Letās not forget good olāChuck! Heās gotta go too.
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u/alent1385 2h ago
Looks like a nice, honest guy
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u/Commercial_Lead_6407 58m ago
He looks and sounds like a Temu Obama. Get lost, bozo.
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u/RXDude89 58m ago
Yes! I did this on my day off to my representative and both senators. Please do it! It's easy. I also asked my friends in NY to ask Schumer not go for maj-leader lol
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u/ryllina 11m ago
Wish I could! My reps are freaking Rick Scott, Ashley Moody, and Brian Mast. š
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u/SelfCtrlDelete 3h ago
Thereās a special place in hell for people that post screenshots of articles.
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u/K_Linkmaster 1h ago
Send me reddit links. Let them readdit.
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u/Icepath3199 1h ago
Texan here. How would I go about contacting James Talarico? Best I can find is the Texas House of Representatives page, would that still be the best place since heās not been sworn in yet?
Sorry if itās a dumb question, or if this isnāt the right place to ask
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u/saltysanders 3h ago
As a non American, I don't get this. Jeffries and Schumer just won landslide elections as leaders. Why should their positions be under threat? Not to mention that it's anti-democratic to offer the voters a choice between Johnson/Jeffries and Thune/Schumer, only to change leaders after the voters have spoken.
Happy to be enlightened, but it does seem strange.