Let’s get the new leadership we so desperately need!
7 calls to help replace Schumer and Jeffries:
Call Ayanna Pressley and encourage her to run for speaker of the house. She would be a great leader in addition to being the first black speaker of the house - which eliminates Hakeem Jeffries false claim only racists oppose him.
Has Ayanna Pressley expressed any actual interest in the role of Speaker? Serious question, because I don’t want to be supporting a candidate for Speaker who doesn’t even want it. I have also heard Joe Neguse’s name thrown into the ring, but again, I have not hear that he has any interest.
On the other hand, Chris Van Hollen has expressed his interest – “I am listening” – so he definitely has my support.
Thank you for this excellent comment, links, numbers and all. Well done.
I don’t think she has, but that is why encouraging her is one of the 7 calls. Senator Chris Van Hollen wasn’t listening, until he heard from lots of people.
I wish the Democratic party wasn’t run like a mob boss, where they will make your life hell if you don’t do exactly what they say. Hopefully, with new leadership, we can make it so people can’t barricade themselves into leadership positions like a parasite that everyone wants gone but can’t get rid of.
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries will waste the momentum of the blue wave, and the next two years will be very similar to the last two years.
We will continue to find Israel’s genocide. Everyone in power will lament the corruption and crimes of the MAGA regime, but do nothing about it. We will not see Medicare for All.
Let’s use the momentum of the blue wave to flip over some tables and toss these AIPAC owned, controlled opposition Dems out of leadership.
According to Axios, Neguse is seeking the assistant speaker position. Definitely the sort of position you don’t want to be on the wrong side of the actual speaker for. So I imagine he’d “reluctantly accept” the position, but not campaign for it.
Thank you for looking this up, I really appreciate it. I think your estimation is right, but that would seem to scupper Neguse’s chances for speaker, if the selection works the way AOC says it does.
She says that the actual party caucus Speaker vote in November (not the floor vote in January) is not run as an open thing. It has a fixed ballot, and a challenger has to formally put their name forward for consideration prior to the party vote by sending a letter to the rest of the House Democratic Caucus. If they do not, and their name is not already on the ballot, the process itself does not allow them to be chosen. This seems to be quite different than the Republican Speaker elections we’ve seen, especially in October 2023.
If you’re interested, AOC just recently put out a video on her IG reels explaining the Speaker position and selection process at length. It’s a long video but well worth the listen; scroll to the end of this article for the Instagram link. I downloaded it and ended up skipping at lot of the intro (“hey everybody! hey!”) and sped it up to 1.25, but I learned a lot.
I think the best time to topple Jefferies will be next year, once a feasible progressive candidate actually emerges. Van Hollen has been lining up this possibility for a while.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is now. Hakeem Jeffries should never have been in this position to begin with. The next best thing is to remove him now.
Understand the mandate “get the younger generation to rule and gtfo”
Chris Van Hollen is calling his colleagues: https://www.ms.now/news/van-hollen-schumer-senate-majority-leader-democrats
Let’s get the new leadership we so desperately need!
7 calls to help replace Schumer and Jeffries:
https://pressley.house.gov/contact-us/
https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/ Numbers at the bottom of the page
4 & 5) Call your senators and demand they support Chris Van Hollen and oppose Chuck Schumer for Senate leader.
http://5calls.org/issue/house-senate-leadership/
Call Chuck Schumer and demand he step down as Senate leader: (202) 224-6542
Call Hakeem Jeffries and demand he step down as house leader: (202) 225-5936
Repeat every day until we have new leaders.
Has Ayanna Pressley expressed any actual interest in the role of Speaker? Serious question, because I don’t want to be supporting a candidate for Speaker who doesn’t even want it. I have also heard Joe Neguse’s name thrown into the ring, but again, I have not hear that he has any interest.
On the other hand, Chris Van Hollen has expressed his interest – “I am listening” – so he definitely has my support.
Thank you for this excellent comment, links, numbers and all. Well done.
I don’t think she has, but that is why encouraging her is one of the 7 calls. Senator Chris Van Hollen wasn’t listening, until he heard from lots of people.
I wish the Democratic party wasn’t run like a mob boss, where they will make your life hell if you don’t do exactly what they say. Hopefully, with new leadership, we can make it so people can’t barricade themselves into leadership positions like a parasite that everyone wants gone but can’t get rid of.
Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries will waste the momentum of the blue wave, and the next two years will be very similar to the last two years.
We will continue to find Israel’s genocide. Everyone in power will lament the corruption and crimes of the MAGA regime, but do nothing about it. We will not see Medicare for All.
Let’s use the momentum of the blue wave to flip over some tables and toss these AIPAC owned, controlled opposition Dems out of leadership.
Plus they are terribly uninspiring. Hakeem Jeffries has the charisma of JD Vance.
Chuck Schumer has the charisma of vegetable Mitch McConnell.
Besides the critical importance of reclaiming our nation from the fascists, their energy/vibes are borderline criminally cringe worthy.
According to Axios, Neguse is seeking the assistant speaker position. Definitely the sort of position you don’t want to be on the wrong side of the actual speaker for. So I imagine he’d “reluctantly accept” the position, but not campaign for it.
Thank you for looking this up, I really appreciate it. I think your estimation is right, but that would seem to scupper Neguse’s chances for speaker, if the selection works the way AOC says it does.
She says that the actual party caucus Speaker vote in November (not the floor vote in January) is not run as an open thing. It has a fixed ballot, and a challenger has to formally put their name forward for consideration prior to the party vote by sending a letter to the rest of the House Democratic Caucus. If they do not, and their name is not already on the ballot, the process itself does not allow them to be chosen. This seems to be quite different than the Republican Speaker elections we’ve seen, especially in October 2023.
If you’re interested, AOC just recently put out a video on her IG reels explaining the Speaker position and selection process at length. It’s a long video but well worth the listen; scroll to the end of this article for the Instagram link. I downloaded it and ended up skipping at lot of the intro (“hey everybody! hey!”) and sped it up to 1.25, but I learned a lot.
I think the best time to topple Jefferies will be next year, once a feasible progressive candidate actually emerges. Van Hollen has been lining up this possibility for a while.
Hard disagree with you, but you do you.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the next best time is now. Hakeem Jeffries should never have been in this position to begin with. The next best thing is to remove him now.
Oh, if there is a way to replace him now, by all means. I think it would be more effective next year.