Welcome to Washington: Where Democrats Are Wondering Whether It’s Time for Senator Schumer To Retire

‘Throw the bums out’ was a rallying cry for the insurgent right in 2010. Are liberals ready to sing the same song in 2026?

AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file
Senator Schumer at the Capitol, September 28, 2022. AP/J. Scott Applewhite, file

If there is one takeaway from the last ten continuous weeks of the Senate being in session, it should be this: elected Democrats do not know where to go or how to operate. Yes, the “Democrats in disarray” saying is cliché and often mocked, but it appears that the actions of the opposition party in Congress have evoked a genuine rage from its base that could end up mirroring the Tea Party of more than 15 years ago. 

Welcome to Washington, where the Senate and House are going on their first simultaneous recess since President Trump returned to the White House. The Democrats are leaving Washington dispirited, with nothing to show for their work over the last two months to try and throw up roadblocks to the new administration. 

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