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Opinion: Chuck it, Schumer! | Steve Schmidt
The Democratic leader in the United States Senate is even less popular than the president whose politics the country has so decisively rejected... just 24% of registered voters approved of Chuck Schumer’s performance as Senate Democratic leader, while 54% disapproved.
The question is whether he possesses the humility to recognize that his time as leader has come to an end.
@huntingdon That is Steve Schmidt's framing, and he certainly means it facetious, but your point is 100% on target.
Schmidt | Chuck it... (cont.)
[Schumer's daughter] Jessica’s career has taken her to OpenAI, one of the most powerful and consequential technology companies in the world, whose leadership and growing political influence deserve intense public scrutiny.
It is fair to ask questions about the relationship... It is fair to expect the leaders of the Democratic Party to understand how these relationships look to an American public that has grown deeply cynical about the privileges of the powerful.
I work in a highly regulated industry where they monitor my political donations, all brokerage accounts, and until recently, those of my daughter.
I once got flagged for an $82 sell done one day out of an approval window. “No, I don’t have any MNPI.”
I have preclear and/ or report a variety of things.
These people who make policy should not be able to do these things.
Schmidt | Chuck it... (cont.)
The American people... have delivered a mandate for change. The responsibility now belongs to the people they elected.
That means recognizing that leadership is not an entitlement... It is not a reward for years served or favors accumulated... It is a responsibility... to the people who have entrusted you with power... Soon, we will know... Soon, Chuck Schumer will make a decision about whether there is any cause greater than himself and his ambition.
Narrator: He did not.
@mastodonmigration
LOL about your framing. If Chuck Schumer possessed any humility, he wouldn't be Chuck Schumer.