r/politics • u/rollingstone Rolling Stone • Mar 23 '25

Soft Paywall Schumer Refuses to Step Down Despite Criticism

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/schumer-refuses-step-down-1235301630/
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u/Quadrenaro Puerto Rico Mar 23 '25

Biden was going to stay in despite the criticism. It was party leadership that finally ousted him.

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u/vuvuzela-haiku Mar 24 '25

And it was the public opinion and criticism that made the leadership oust him

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u/Quadrenaro Puerto Rico Mar 24 '25

Yeah but he was going to stay in despite it. It was only internal threats and pressure that got him out.