Heidi Li FeldmanFolks, it doesn’t matter that Schumer voted “no”. He got the Dem caucus on board with caving. THEN the caucus figured out who should vote yes to provide cover for D Sens up for reelection in 2026, who might have been in serious danger of being primaried. As for the retiring D Senators, doing their colleagues this favor now serves their interest in post-retirement lobbying access and influence. 1/
The only way to know which Democratic Senators genuinely opposed this monumentally bad cave would be if they were to demand Schumer step down as leader immediately. 2/
Not a dime to any incumbent Democrat Senator who does not call for this. (Which will mean not a dime to practically all of them.) 3/3