Democrats really painted themselves into a corner with the Schumer shutdown.
First, they had a completely unnecessary government shutdown that they presented as necessary to “save healthcare.”
Then, after weeks of leaving federal workers without pay and even putting our air travel at risk, Republicans finally joined with enough Senate Democrats to vote to reopen the government.
But if Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) thought it would make him look good on the left, the failure to come away with anything only angered his flock further.
Indivisible, a group that has been involved in many protests and is partially funded by George Soros's Open Society Foundations, has announced the launch of its “largest startup program” ever.
“Chuck Schumer and a critical mass of Senate Democrats have given up,” Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-CEO of Indivisible, said in a statement released Monday.
“It’s no longer about them, it’s about us.”
The statement said one of the group's criteria for support will be that candidates pass a litmus test and do not support Schumer for leadership. The group also renewed its calls for Schumer to step aside.
While no sitting senator has called for Schumer to step down as leader, several Democrats who hope to win Senate seats next year have expressed opposition to his retention, including Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls and fellow Hawkeye State Nathan Sage, and Graham Platner from Maine.
indivisible stated they have made “a consistent and good faith effort to collaborate with Democratic leadership for the benefit of working families. These efforts were unsuccessful.”
Levin appeared on the podcast where he called the surrender “Kabuki theater”. He said you can't just look at the Democrats who voted “yes” for the deal in the Senate.
“It was Kabuki theater. They looked at how many they needed, and it was eight. They looked at who was retiring and who wasn't up for re-election. They said, 'OK, you guys take… the fall, you take the heat.'
He said, “They think we're stupid.”
Oh my god, this requires an answer. If you are a radical leftist, then yes, this is an axiom; you're on the wrong side of common sense. But on this issue about the Kabuki theater, I am inclined to agree with him. Senator John Kennedy (R-Los Angeles) predicted this would happen. When Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the minority party who is not running for re-election in 2026, joined the yes team, it made me even more inclined to think so.
But that was not all in the report.
A senior Democratic source rejected Levin's claim, saying the group “threatened [House Minority Leader Hakeem] Jeffries, Schumer and all the other elected Democrats, but for the entire electorate that wants government to function, “Indivisible” simply doesn't matter.
“They have a toxic brand that Republicans take advantage of,” this person told The Post.
Oh. Indivisible will be pleased to hear this. This is also true. The average electorate doesn't care about this group or their protests. They are going to vote for who they think makes the best product. And the more Democrats support extremism, the more the majority will reject them.
Democrats are caught in a trap. They try to play on the left side because they don't want to deal with action against them. But then it can hurt them in the middle, which matters more when it comes to votes.
So pass the popcorn and watch them continue to fight and explode.
Editor's note: After more than 40 days of bullying Americans, several Democrats have finally given in. Closing Schumer was never principled, just hurtful for political points.
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