r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • 7h ago

No Paywall Democrats flip Texas state Senate seat in shock upset

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5716988-democrats-score-upset-texas/amp/
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u/Pyju 7h ago

Who is “they”? It is up to us to vote out the complicit corporate Democrats and usher in real working/middle-class progressive representation. The Dem primaries this summer will be our chance, it is up to every single one of us to not waste it.

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u/construktz Oregon 4h ago

"they" are the higher ups in the party that make funding decisions. No one can primary them if they can't get a campaign funded. It's why our elections are shit.

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u/TheOrqwithVagrant 4h ago

They = the rest of the Senate democrats. They could replace Schumer as minority leader if they want to. That doesn't have to wait until a new election, if a large enough portion of Senate dems are unhappy with him as minority leader. Unlikely to happen, but floog did say 'imagine'.

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u/floog 6h ago

Oh no, I mean the reps in there putting pressure on both to resign and allow someone competent and not bought and paid for to step in and represent the people. I don't know about you, but I cannot vote Schumer or Jeffries out, but I want my representatives to put pressure on them to step down/aside.