• Janx@piefed.social
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    6 hours ago

    They’re not “the far left” in the rest of the world. But I guess in the US when Democrats are right-leaning and Conservatives/MAGA are extreme right-wing, anybody trying to actually improve things looks far-left in comparison…

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      7 hours ago

      It pains me to say it, but Schumer is bulletproof. He appeals to wealthy Long Islanders and older New York Jews. Outside the city, the state is swingy enough that if Schumer somehow lost a primary, any “crazy leftist” Democrat would lose the general.

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        5 hours ago

        It pains me to say it, but Schumer is bulletproof.

        Probably not a great turn of phrase to describe someone these days.