inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 18 hours ago"It's complete BS": Dems go ballistic over Senate shutdown dealwww.axios.comexternal-linkmessage-square89linkfedilinkarrow-up1368arrow-down12
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minus-squareelbucho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·17 hours agoNot just that; he’s the fucking minority leader. It’s his job to coerce Democrats to vote in a unified manner.
minus-squareEm Adespoton@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12·16 hours agoWell, no — it’s his job to lead them in a unified vision. It’s then the whip’s job to coerce them. And Durbin, who capitulated this time, is the whip. So Schumer is directly responsible for Durbin, and the two of them together are responsible for all the rolling over.
minus-squaresnooggums@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·16 hours agoConvince, not coerce. But otherwise spot on.
Not just that; he’s the fucking minority leader. It’s his job to coerce Democrats to vote in a unified manner.
Well, no — it’s his job to lead them in a unified vision. It’s then the whip’s job to coerce them. And Durbin, who capitulated this time, is the whip.
So Schumer is directly responsible for Durbin, and the two of them together are responsible for all the rolling over.
Convince, not coerce. But otherwise spot on.
Either would have been fine.