Schumer’s seat is only up in 2028 but if enough of his allies - preferably in safe seats - get primaried in 26 and the new progressives hold them in the general election (and hopefully win some back from GOP) I expect he will be forced out of leadership for the next Congress
It has to have enough shift to progressives or else he will take credit and stay on. He will also be ousted if Democrats lose again but in that scenario MAGA will continue unchecked for 2 more years at least
Maybe that’s why he’s also struggling to get his message heard
That’s a good parallel - AfD like the Dixiecrats and now the GOP MAGA base have a geographical stronghold (in this case the “new states” of former East Germany)
An alternate future without German reunification is interesting to imagine, ditto one without a Aus Civil War where the south just seceded
Maybe the broligarchy currently in charge will finally disabuse people of the notion of white male superiority. Maybe…
Trump didn't even get a majority of the popular vote - you might be thinking of the electoral college, which skewed the result by overweighting sparsely populated deep red states
https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2024presgeresults.pdf
The problem is the electoral system. In a system that allows for voting for smaller parties without wasting your vote, the US would probably have 4-5 parties at least. Red state moderates would not be lumped together with progressives, and main street Republicans with the evangelical wing with MAGA
And apparently the “new” Model Y is even worse than the old one. That’s their bread and butter.
https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-reviews/tesla/model-y-suv/
Only two thirds of the senate
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm
And to start the impeachment trial you just need a normal majority in the House
Yeah. I know Indonesia is cracking down on phone smuggling now by locking carrier access to registered IMEIs
If you bring one back you get a cheaper import fee if you declare it immediately
Negotiations might not be fruitful but if you know that going in, and it can stave off tariffs for a while it might be worth it really. Just set expectations accordingly - and prepare for the worst. And don’t give actual concessions
“Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?” comes to mind
In 57 of 100 of the largest cities in America, the gross salary needed to comfortably (using 30% of salary) afford a studio apartment is higher than the national median wage.
And in many cities the gap to the local median wage is huge too. $140k to afford a studio in NYC!
And the Republican Party is obviously a lost cause when they held that CPAC conference in Budapest of all places