How Schumer united Dems against Trump's wall

[DonViejo]

Senate Democrats are emboldened after the midterm elections and Trump’s vow to own any government shutdown.

By BURGESS EVERETT 12/15/2018 06:53 AM EST

The midterm election results had barely finished trickling in when Chuck Schumer began preparing for a head-on collision with President Donald Trump over the border wall.

The Senate minority leader called his members on the phone and buttonholed them in his office — eager to see where they stood on the president’s $5 billion border wall request, according to a person familiar with his interactions.

Several moderate Democrats had previously endorsed or considered supporting the funding, but after the midterms, the whip count was clear. There aren’t even close to nine Democrats who would join Republicans to break a filibuster.

The bottom line? Mexico isn’t paying for the border wall, and neither is Congress — even if there’s a Christmastime shutdown.

“You can break arms and do things like that, I don’t think the votes are here,” said Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.). Even ousted Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) said in an interview he wasn’t wedded to the $5 billion wall proposal after endorsing it during his reelection campaign.

The Democratic unity is already having its desired effect: After digging in on Tuesday in a remarkable back and forth with Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a televised Oval Office debate, Trump is actively considering ways out of the wall fight to avoid a partial shutdown next Friday.

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[Bucky]

1. A bit of credit should go to Trump for having such a shitty idea

Am I wrong to suspect this is a fluff piece for Schumer? The merits of the idea clearly seems to be why the wall is going nowhere

[Maxheader]

2. Amazing how easy for unity to develop when

The new house belongs to the blue..

[WhiteTara]

3. Nancy Pelosi united the Democrats against the wall.

Why do men get accolades for women's work? I'm tired of that too.

[Achilleaze]

5. I loved that she called the republican's wall out as "immoral"

Because in addition to be a colossal galactic republican boondoggle, it is also clearly immoral.

[DonViejo]

6. Did you read the article? Schumer organized the Senate Democrats.

[WhiteTara]

7. Who do you think organized him?

[DonViejo]

8. Link to a news article reporting the future Speaker of the House "organized" the Senate's response?

[WhiteTara]

9. I said she organized him, personally.

Then he did his job and actually organized the Senate. Don't characterize what she brings to the table.

[Achilleaze]

4. Why do KGOP republicans piss all over Ronald Reagan's legacy?