Chuck Schumer cancels book tour over 'security concerns' after caving to Trump and angering Dems — the ridicule is hilarious



Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) is being mocked and ridiculed for canceling stops on a book tour after angering Democrats, who wanted him to fight against a Republican funding bill.

Schumer released a statement announcing that several stops on the book tour were canceled and postponed over "security concerns" but did not offer details. CNN reported that angry leftists had planned protests against Schumer and his decision to end opposition to a Republican House budget bill.

'He’s hiding from his own base, allegedly for his own physical safety.'

Schumer had argued that a government shutdown would only help Republicans, but the leftist wing of the party excoriated the decision and blamed the Democratic leader. Even some centrist Democrats had reportedly offered to immediately write a check for a primary challenge from Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.

Many online blasted Schumer for writing a book about resistance to extremists and then choosing to hide from his critics on the left.

"Chuck Schumer has written a new book against anti-Semitism. His book tour has now been rescheduled/postponed, due to security concerns. He’s hiding from his own base, allegedly for his own physical safety," said Fox News contributor Guy Benson.

"Chuck Schumer postponing his book tour for a volume on 'anti-Semitism,' a problem he is too cowardly to confront, because he's too cowardly to confront his protestors is utter perfection," said John Podhoretz of Commentary magazine.

"Dems will eat their own to feed their false moral indignation (if they were moral, they wouldn't do this to Chuck-OR ANYONE.)," responded writer Maureen Monte.

Democrats have also been mocking some Republican members of Congress who have been confronted at town hall events by constituents angry over the dismantling of government agencies under the Trump administration.

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Furious Dems call for Ocasio-Cortez to challenge Schumer after he caves to Republicans on funding bill



A controversial decision by Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York to give in on a Republican funding bill is leading some to call on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to challenge him in the next primary election.

Democrats expressed outrage when Schumer admitted defeat and said the party would not stand in the way of a continuing resolution from Republicans in order to avoid a government shutdown.

'This continuing resolution codifies much of this chaos that Elon Musk is wreaking havoc on the federal government. It codifies many of those changes.'

Schumer argued that a shutdown would play into the hands of President Donald Trump and the rest of the Republicans, who control the Senate as well as the House of Representatives.

"While the CR bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse," he said.

Among those critical of Schumer was Ocasio-Cortez, who has been a frequent thorn in the side of the Democratic Party establishment.

"I cannot urge enough how bad of an idea it is to empower and enable Donald Trump and Elon Musk in this moment. It is dangerous and it is reckless," she said in an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN.

She pointed to various town hall events where Republican members of Congress were angrily denounced by some constituents who had been negatively affected by cuts in government funding.

"If anyone has held a town hall — or has seen what has been happening in town halls — American people, whether they are Republicans, independents, Democrats, are up in arms about Elon Musk and the actual gutting of federal agencies across the board," Ocasio-Cortez said. "This continuing resolution codifies much of this chaos that Elon Musk is wreaking havoc on the federal government. It codifies many of those changes."

Outrage against Schumer has led to some centrist Democrats joining the far-left voices calling for Ocasio-Cortez to primary Schumer, according to a CNN report Thursday. One member told CNN that some Democrats were so furious with Schumer that they were willing to "write checks for AOC for Senate," immediately.

When directly confronted by Tapper about that possibility, Ocasio-Cortez neither agreed nor disagreed.

“We have time to correct course on this decision. Senate Democrats can vote no. We can correct course, and that is the most important thing in front of us right now,” she responded.

Later on Friday, 10 Democrats joined Republicans to advance the bill in the Senate to avoid the government shutdown.

Prior to the current controversy, Ocasio-Cortez has said many times that she wants new leadership for the party. She first won her election by defeating a party boss who was next in line for the House speakership after Democrat Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California.

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Nancy Pelosi facing primary challenge from former chief of staff for Ocasio-Cortez



The former chief of staff to Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York has announced a bid to unseat Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California (D).

Tech entrepreneur Saikat Chakrabarti says that Pelosi, who had been voted speaker of the House twice, just isn't meeting the demands from the American people for change in their political leadership.

'She first got elected when I was a 1-year-old baby.'

Chakrabarti was the campaign manager for Ocasio-Cortez when she first won her seat in 2019 and shocked the Democratic Party. The firebrand socialist defeated a 10-term party loyalist who was thought to be next in line to take over for Pelosi.

Now Chakrabarti is aiming to unseat Pelosi, who has won the seat for California for 20 terms.

"She first got elected when I was a 1-year-old baby," said Chakrabarti to CBS News.

He said that he was motivated to run for the influential Democrat's seat when he saw her say in an interview that Democrats really hadn't done anything wrong in the 2024 election that reinstalled President Donald Trump and handed control of the U.S. Congress to Republicans.

"For decades, both parties have been ignoring the biggest problems most people are facing," he explained.

"For most Americans, their wages have been stagnating or barely creeping up, while the big things you use to make a life — you buy a house, childcare to raise a family, to get a good education, go to a doctor — those things have been skyrocketing," Chakrabarti added. "And so people just feel stuck, and the result is people have been voting for change."

He cited both Barack Obama and Donald Trump winning elections as evidence that people were desperate for change.

Chakrabarti also said that Pelosi pushed aside Ocasio-Cortez when she was seeking a greater role in the party.

The interview with Chakrabarti on CBS News can be viewed on its YouTube channel.

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Far-left candidate Nina Turner blames 'evil money' for loss in Ohio Dem primary despite raising more money than her opponent



A progressive candidate who lost the Democratic primary for Ohio's 11th Congressional district blamed the manipulation by "evil money," despite raising more money and spending more money than the victor.

Nina Turner had the benefit of national name recognition garnered from previously co-chairing the 2016 presidential campaign for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), but she lost the primary election to Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown.

On Tuesday evening, Turner angrily claimed that she didn't actually lose the race in her concession speech.

"I am going to work hard to ensure that something like this never happens to a progressive candidate again. See, we didn't lose this race — evil money manipulated and maligned this election," she told her supporters.

"See, I don't want you to relent, because it took evil money," Turner continued.

"They took evil money to come in here and do this," she added. "Well, I swear to you, that as sure as there is a God in heaven, sister Turner is going to continue working with every fiber of her being until true justice reigns."

But, as many on social media pointed out, Turner lost the primary election despite raising much more money than Brown and outspending her as well.

According to the Columbus Dispatch, Turner raised $4.5 million for her campaign, an amount they referred to as "staggering." Brown only raised $2.1 million, less than half of her progressive opponent.

Progressives took to social media to express their outrage at the Democratic establishment about the election.

"Gloves are off for Democratic Majority for Israel and all other right-wing lobbyists for Israel. We will fight anti-semitism everywhere we see it but we're not going to let you hide behind that b******t excuse as you practice endless corruption. They bought this election," tweeted Cenk Uygur, a failed congressional candidate and YouTube personality.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison similarly blamed dark money "forces" that "love the unfair status quo which enriches the money and oppresses the many."

"[T]he bleak & bland reality in all this is that organized money continues to exert tremendous influence in American politics — and the Democratic establishment warmly embraces it," replied Jacobin writer Luke Savage.

Others opined that her use of the phrase "dark money" in apparent reference to campaign donations from Jewish groups supporting her opponent amounted to antisemitism.

Brown is expected to sail to victory in the heavily Democratic district and claim the congressional seat in the regular election on Nov. 2.

Here's more about the nasty Democratic primary:

Ohio's 11th congressional district race heats up with attack adswww.youtube.com

'Defund the police is a chokehold around the Democratic Party!' says top House Democrat on MSNBC



A top House Democrat leader lambasted an MSNBC host for accusing him of scapegoating the "defund the police" movement and added that it was a "chokehold" around the Democratic Party.

Democratic House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina responded angrily to MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan, who pressed him Thursday on complaints from the progressive wing of his party.

Hasan cited a focus group study that found that many swing voters found the Republican campaigns against "defund the police" to be unpersuasive.

"Is the whole attention on 'defund the police' really a deflection by the party leadership from your own failures? That's what your critics on the left would say," Hasan asked.

"That is absolutely poppycock!" responded Clyburn.

"I know what I'm talking about! I'm out here with the voters every day! I did a town hall meeting last night, in Jasper County, South Carolina, and I can tell you, 'defund the police' is a non-starter! Even with black people!" he continued.

"And if you don't think that's true, then look at the results of what just happened in New York City's election!" Clyburn added, referring to the winner of the Democratic mayoral primary election.

"The proof is in the pudding!" he said. "I know what I'm talking about, I talk to people every day, and 'defund the police' is a chokehold around the Democratic Party!"

Clyburn went on to say that he was on the left of his party and had been progressive all of his life. Hasan accused him of taking up Republican talking points against Democrats, but he did not back down.

"I said it because it's real. It's a real problem. You should stop sloganeering," Clyburn said.

The battle on MSNBC was the latest skirmish in a war within the Democratic Party between the far-left progressives who want to steer the party's messaging to more extreme positions, and the moderate centrists who are resisting them.

The "defunding of police" departments has been so unpopular that the White House has attempted unsuccessfully to accuse Republicans of defunding police.

Here's the fiery debate between Clyburn and Hasan:

Jim Clyburn: “Defund The Police" Has “Chokehold" On Democrats | The Mehdi Hasan Showwww.youtube.com

Former AOC staffers are plotting to take down moderate Democrats in order to clear the way for far-left legislation



A political organization co-founded by former staffers of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) are taking aim at moderate Democrats in an attempt to clear the way for their far-left legislative goals.

The No Excuses PAC was founded by Saikat Chakrabarti, the former chief of staff for Ocasio-Cortez, and Corbin Trent, the former communications director for the socialist democrat, and Zack Exley, who also co-founded Justice Democrats with his two political partners.

One of the stated goals of No Excuses is to replace Democrats Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona with far-left progressives who will help push their agenda.

Manchin and Sinema are the Democratic holdouts who are keeping the legislative filibuster alive and preventing the Democratic caucus from passing legislation to which Republicans object.

"The only real way to pressure any of these folks and hold them accountable to their promises is to threaten their power, and threaten the seat that they hold and threaten their re-election," Chakrabarti said to Politico.

"We sort of have this theory that the voters in Arizona and the voters in West Virginia would care more about action," he added, "they care more about jobs and their community and money in their pockets than they do about an arcane Senate rule called the filibuster."

Both Manchin and Sinema aren't up for election until 2024, but the progressive plotters say it will take a lot of time to mount the right kind of challenge to defeat them.

"Finding and training good candidates takes time," said Chakrabarti. "Doing that in two years when you already need a campaign started is very hard."

Republicans were able to secure an agreement to keep the filibuster in the Senate through the machinations of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

"I'm glad we've stepped back from this cliff," said McConnell about the campaign to end the filibuster.

"Taking that plunge would not be some progressive dream, it would be a nightmare," he added. "I guarantee it."

Here's more about the fight over the filibuster:

Schumer spins Senate filibuster defeat as a win over McConnellwww.youtube.com