The progressive group Indivisible called for Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) as Democratic leader after the party secured control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections.

“Yesterday, voters made it very clear that they want a new generation of Democratic fighters,” the group wrote in a social media post. “We need a leader in the Senate who is capable of leading that fight. It’s time for Senate Democrats to choose new leadership.”

The group cited the Democratic leader’s faltering approval ratings in its Wednesday statement. An NBC News poll conducted at the end of October found only 13 percent of registered voters viewed Schumer’s leadership positively.

“The American people did not elect Democrats by historic margins just to bend the knee and go back to business as usual,” Indivisible said in its statement. “Senate Democrats need to listen to the voters and turn the page on status quo politics.”

The paid opposition running the Democrats will not falter in their supporting of their Republican donors’ causes.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    The thing I want people to remember is that we’ve got the same number of Progressives today that we had in 2024.

    Except that, you know, all the DSA members who were literally just elected for the first time?

    Quick Google search tells me that DSA is poised to win 105 seats, functionally quadrupling their presence in Congress.

    So yeah dude, totally the exact same number of progressives as 2024 🙄

    • DagwoodIII@piefed.social
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      And?

      Obama won two elections in a row, and then Trump came in.

      If you think everyone who voted for a DSA candidate last night is now a Progressive you’re wrong.