A powerful union is urging Chuck Schumer to step aside, as Sen. Chris Van Hollen weighs a challenge and Democrats debate new leadership. Will the party embrace a new generation—and a bolder agenda for working people?
Well, for starters, I’m an anticapitalist, so I find fault with most politicians (clearly not to the extent that I won’t vote for them though).
With that caveat in mind, the biggest complaint I have is actually with his current stated position on Israel. He currently opposes BDS (which is hardly surprising even for the most progressive Democratic politicians), and hasn’t come out in support of a complete arms embargo on Israel. He’s one of those politicians who pretends there’s a difference between the practical application of Israel’s use of “defensive” and “offensive” weapons.
That being said, I think he can be moved farther left, because he cares more about representing the will of the people (or at least, the appearance of representing the will of the people) than Schumer or any of the other AIPAC-owned senators do.
Well, for starters, I’m an anticapitalist, so I find fault with most politicians (clearly not to the extent that I won’t vote for them though).
With that caveat in mind, the biggest complaint I have is actually with his current stated position on Israel. He currently opposes BDS (which is hardly surprising even for the most progressive Democratic politicians), and hasn’t come out in support of a complete arms embargo on Israel. He’s one of those politicians who pretends there’s a difference between the practical application of Israel’s use of “defensive” and “offensive” weapons.
That being said, I think he can be moved farther left, because he cares more about representing the will of the people (or at least, the appearance of representing the will of the people) than Schumer or any of the other AIPAC-owned senators do.