Discussion
So, we Democrats wake up to the narrow defeat of the progressive candidate for Governor in WI, and billionaire media declaring a huge victory for the centrist establishment. Well, you know what also happened yesterday? Peggy Flanagan defeated her Schumer backed opponent by +20 points!
We're not going to win every contest, but overall we are winning. Juliana Stratton, Troy Jackson, Abdul El-Sayed, and now Peggy Flanagan in Minnesota. Progressives are winning over control of the Democratic Party.
@mastodonmigration do you have a source for that?
@ChristinWhite It came from the detail spreadsheet shown in the subsequent reply (and below).
The 'Oppose' Senators are all people who have publicly expressed the intent to replace Schumer or waffled when asked if they will support him. The 'Support' are known 'centrists' who are likely Schumer allies.
[Busy today, but plan on updating this tonight]
Note particularly how the recent primary victories of solid anti-Schumer progressives have changed the balance of power.
Admittedly, this is somewhat speculative, and it is difficult in some cases to predict how Senators would vote, although many have either gone on record to replace Schumer or waffled about supporting him. The details of the above graph are shown below:
@mastodonmigration
Any idea who might replace him?
Is it divisive to ask?
Or helpful to know who we’d be looking at?
Voting For can feel safer for some
But voting Against may be unifying
(Cards on the table: My senator from WA, Patty Murray may be in the running so I’m extra curious 👟)
The billionaire media would have us thinking that the centrists have a lock on power, but the opposite is actually true. To understand just how overwhelming the progressive insurgency in the Democratic Party is, let's look at a prospective whip count for the next term on the issue of replacing centrist establishment Chuck Schumer as Leader...