this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2026
1144 points (99.1% liked)

politics

31868 readers
2564 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

  1. Post only links to articles. Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

  1. Articles must be relevant to US politics and contain quality and original content. Social Media adjacent hosts like Substack are allowed, but ONLY if they tie back to a company/subsidiary. No personal or friend group blogs and no self-promotion. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and re-hosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
  2. Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing other users of being bots or paid actors.
  3. No memes, trolling, misinformation, or low-effort posts/comments (including reposts). If you see posts like this that anger you, do not engage. Report, block, and live a happier life than they do. Any slap-fight is subject to comment removals. Fights full of rule violations will result in temporary bans to cool off.
  4. No manipulating votes via bots or alt accounts; this will result in permanent bans. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
  5. No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in an account ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be permanently banned.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules and use critical thinking when reading, posting, and commenting. Users that repeatedly have comments or posts removed, weaponize reports, or violate the code of conduct, will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users. The reason(s) behind moderator action(s) are publicly available through the Modlog.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News

• World News

• Business News

• Political Discussion

• Ask Politics

• Military News

• Global Politics

• Moderate Politics

• Progressive Politics

• UK Politics

• Canadian Politics

• Australian Politics

• New Zealand Politics

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 

A petition calling on House Democrats not to support House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as the next Speaker has hit 500,000 signatures, according to its creator.

It follows the Democrats' dramatic midterm election victory that saw the party flip both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which will lead to a new Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the House.

The petition, which labels Jeffries part of the “Democratic establishment,” suggests Democratic leaders are likely to remain under pressure from their party’s left-wing over both personal and policy choices. It was created by Nicole Whitted, an author and Democratic supporting social media creator with over 210,000 followers on TikTok.

For those who don't want to give newsweek a click: https://www.change.org/p/house-democrats-choose-a-new-speaker

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

He's not for the people first, we're 2nd or 3rd in line. Schumer, you did a great job on the election and picking candidates. Please retire on a high note.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 44 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Schumer, you did a great job on the election and picking candidates.

With the exception of leaving Angie Nixon to fight alone in Florida. That was some grade A bullshit.

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Just let him believe that he's done well so he can fuck off and pass the torch. He can retire and go play bridge with the Baileys.

[–] schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If you want to get him out of office, you have to offer him another enticing position, like New York Officer in Charge of Rating and Evaluating Bacon and Lettuce and Tomato Sandwiches For Sale in State Diners.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck that. Get him out, and if it hurts his feelings, he can go tell his troubles to the fucking Baileys.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Leaving voluntarily is always better. Ask any corporation.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 week ago

Will never give up power willingly.

Look at Mitch and Nancy. And Diane Feinstein.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

True, he made mistakes and was sucky about the progressives in the past, but we need to get him to retire. Let's just focus on getting him out of there and get some of the fresher people in there. We could have a real candidate for 2028 that could get shit done.

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

Let’s just focus on getting him out of there and get some of the fresher people in there.

Completely agree.

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She was too socialist for "Republican family in Kansas" Chuck.

[–] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

We lost by a small margin because she didn't get the funding

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He has a lot more control over where the funding goes than this comment implies.

[–] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I wrote he instead of she, sorry a typo

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Oh that makes way more sense!

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What race are you talking about? Kansas governor still hasn't been called but the Dem is in the lead by 0.6%

[–] rumimevlevi@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My bad I think it was about Angie Nixon

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ah sorry, I thought it was about Kansas. My bad

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Chuck Schumer fantasizes about a Republican family in Kansas when he makes decisions

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh, I thought "the Baileys" were from Long Island. My bad...

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Crap you're probably right. I don't know why I always think they're from Kansas

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be fair, there's not much of a difference between the average Long Islander and the average Kansan, except for accent and coastline...

[–] SippyCup@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 week ago

Sorry, I forget Queens and Brooklyn are still on Long Island 🤣 go further east though and you'll understand what I mean...

[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 week ago

And all his choices failing in the primaries

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

Schumer, you did a great job on the election and picking candidates.

Ah yes. Like Janet Mills, Andrew Vindman, Haley Stevens...

Great picks.