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Peggy Flanagan wants new Senate Democratic leader to replace Chuck Schumer
(www.startribune.com)
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2026
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What if my Senator is Schumer? How do I politely tell him to retire already?
Something brief that starts with "Off you" and ends with "fuck."
Sir, as one of your constituents I do not feel as though you have acted in accordance with the needs or the will of the people who elected you into office, but rather submitted to the demands of private interests and corporate donors. Your actions, or often lack of action, have caused harm at worst and at best kept positive change from happening. I respectfully ask that you step down and allow the next generation of leadership to enact the will of regular Americans.
Sincerely, dhork.
Extra points for actually signing it that way lmao
He's openly suggested that he's more loyal to Israel than to the united States. Tell him that's borderline treason and he's despicable for supporting genocide. Tell him you want a new rep and a new leader.
Tell him you want a more progressive leader in the senate. He should know his constituents don't want him in charge either
Tell him your an average white middle class republican couple and you definitely think he needs to step down for the good of the country.
Sign your letter "Joe and Eileen Bailey".
Well, shit, if his imaginary Baileys are asking for it...
Honestly, a campaign signed that way might demoralize him
Why be polite?
Honestly, because it's staffers that receive communications; they can either delete it or log it, and coming at them with (too much) spite might tip them over to ignore you. So politely tell their boss to fuck off, so that message might actually get logged.
Edit: good (but old) article -- Wired: What It Takes to Make Congress Actually Listen
Dear Chuckles,
We have decided it is time for you to make way for more capable leadership.
Sincerely,
the Bailey family
Politely tell him he had his turn, and now it’s time for a different democratic leadership and approach.
Tell him that he's as good as a politician as his daughter is a comedian.
If he hasn't already felt how incredibly unwelcome he is, you can politely figure out a way to tell him to "go fuck himself".
Bully tactics is how people like him ended up in power. Start there. End with a hug and make sure it doesn't happen again. Better yet, give what's left of this land back to the natives. They did it better. #LANDBACK
Electing some natives to high offices like New Mexico did is a good start, as long as it's not done blindly. Power corrupts and they're just as corruptible as any other human beings are. It's about deeds, not words, but even dishonest words often contain red flags warning of future deeds. Don't feel too bad if you get scammed by any given politician, they're crafty devils, but it doesn't matter how regularly or how badly you get scammed by the best of them, you've still got a responsibility to try to figure out which ones have some truth and respectability left in them.
"I would prefer the democrats to be led by a being not suffering from intellectual unsustainable disparity."
(Edit: forgot a not, thats pretty important)
At least politely tell him to step down from the leadership position.
Tell him to step down 🤣 maybe he'll listen