Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said they would not back Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) as leader of the incoming Democratic majority in the Senate, underscoring tensions in …
One of the best arguments against Schumer is not his centrism but that he’s just bad at the job. His bumbling smarmy media responses, his bad senate picks, and his last minute defection on the Republican spending bill are all just bad things for a leader to do. Slotkin may be a centrist, but she’s also a newer senator and can recognize incompetence rather than accepting that you just need to defer to seniority.
Slotkin, really? Ex-CIA pro-Israel Slotkin?
Don’t get me wrong, Schumer is terrible, I’m just surprised.
One of the best arguments against Schumer is not his centrism but that he’s just bad at the job. His bumbling smarmy media responses, his bad senate picks, and his last minute defection on the Republican spending bill are all just bad things for a leader to do. Slotkin may be a centrist, but she’s also a newer senator and can recognize incompetence rather than accepting that you just need to defer to seniority.