The New Democrat

10/08/2025

Russel Hansen: Kate why are you ashamed of your legs, you wear the most ungodly dresses.

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10/07/2025

Ederik Schneider: Pam Bondi: "There was an Epstein client list, before there wasn't". Sounds like he might have attended the John Kerry School of Doublespeak.

Reuters: US Attorney General Pam Bondi, when questioned about the Justice Department's decision not to release files on Jeffrey Epstein’s s*x trafficking investigations, accused Democratic senators of accepting campaign donations from an Epstein associate.

https://thenewdemocrat1975.blogspot.com/2025/10/senate-judiciary-committee-pam-pam.html

10/07/2025

Ederik Schneider: Pam Bondi: "There was an Epstein client list, before there wasn't". Sounds like he might have attended the John Kerry School of Doublespeak.

" US Attorney General Pam Bondi , when questioned about the Justice Department's decision not to release files on Jeffrey Epstein’s s*x traf...

10/06/2025

Derik Schneider: Right now, Chuck Schumer is the Wile E. Coyote of American politics. A government shutdown just empowers the Trump Administration to do more than they were already doing. But now they have Congressional approval to fire, layoff, and everything else, thanks to the Senate Minority Leader.

Bill Scher: If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster. So why aren’t they?

The longest federal government shutdown in American history is 35 days, spanning December 2018 and January 2019. Technically, it was a partial shutdown because appropriations for some agencies were approved before the beginning of Fiscal Year 2019. It is also the only government shutdown directly instigated by a President of the United States, one Donald J. Trump, who wanted to hold the government hostage until Congress agreed to give him billions for building a border wall.

Since then, America has had 2,440 days of fully operating federal governance. (Joe Biden pitched a perfect game.) Trump is back, and the streak has ended. With zero Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills passed by Congress, this shutdown is total, save for essential employees.

My bet is that this shutdown will break the 35-day record, with no partial shutdown asterisks...

https://thenewdemocrat1975.blogspot.com/2025/10/bill-scher-republicans-can-end.html

10/06/2025

Derik Schneider: Right now, Chuck Schumer is the Wile E. Coyote of American politics. A government shutdown just empowers the Trump Administration to do more than they were already doing. But now they have Congressional approval to fire, layoff, and everything else, thanks to the Senate Minority Leader.

"If Republicans don’t want a bipartisan deal, they can kill the filibuster . So why aren’t they? The longest federal government shutdown in...

10/03/2025

Rik Schneider: Matt Lewis's basic point here, is that Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, are mainstream, establishment politicians, leading in a time, that's dominated by political reality TV stars (like Donald Trump) and where radicalism and hardline is considered cool. More reasons for Democrats to not have shut down the government.

Matt Lewis: Donald Trump has made politics into a dystopian reality show he loves to host, but Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries are playing by the old rules — and the mismatch may cause Democrats to get blamed for a government shutdown.

This is not because they’re dumb (they’re not) or incompetent (as the top Democrats of the Senate and House and as representatives of New York, both have risen to positions that require a Lyndon Baines Johnson-esque dexterity most of us couldn’t sustain for a single PTA meeting).

You can see it playing out in the government shutdown. Schumer and Jeffries seem almost neurologically incapable of operating in the world Trump has created — one where politics is less about governing or even persuasion, and more about staying on offense and generating spectacle...

https://thenewdemocrat1975.blogspot.com/2025/10/matt-lewis-un-dynamic-duo.html

10/03/2025

Rik Schneider: Matt Lewis's basic point here, is that Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, are mainstream, establishment politicians, leading in a time, that's dominated by political reality TV stars (like Donald Trump) and where radicalism and hardline is considered cool. More reasons for Democrats to not have shut down the government.

" Donald Trump has made politics into a dystopian reality show he loves to host, but Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries ...

10/02/2025

Erik Schneider: So by doing the responsible thing back in March, by not shutting down the government, Senate Minority Chuck Schumer got a lot of political flask from The Squad and other far-leftists in the Democratic Party. And they threatened to run AOC against him in 2028. That's why we have a shut down right now.

Chris Cillizza: The government shutdown isn’t just about policy fights over Obamacare subsidies or Donald Trump. At its core, it’s about politics — and one politician in particular: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

In this video, Chris Cillizza breaks down how AOC’s pressure on the left has shaped Chuck Schumer’s decisions, why the Senate Minority Leader is looking over his shoulder at a potential 2028 primary, and how that fear is influencing Democrats’ shutdown strategy.

Could this really be the AOC shutdown?

Why Schumer’s March vote still matters today
🔹 The growing tension between Democratic leadership and the progressive left
🔹 What AOC’s 2028 options — Senate or White House — mean for the party’s future...

https://thenewdemocrat1975.blogspot.com/2025/10/chris-cillizza-dirty-little-secret-that.html

10/02/2025

Erik Schneider: So by doing the responsible thing back in March, by not shutting down the government, Senate Minority Chuck Schumer got a lot of political flask from The Squad and other far-leftists in the Democratic Party. And they threatened to run AOC against him in 2028. That's why we have a shut down right now.

" The government shutdown isn’t just about policy fights over Obamacare subsidies or Donald Trump . At its core, it’s about politics — and...

10/01/2025

Fred Schneider: CNN thinks 1/2 Democrats are "fine" with a shutdown. The problem is, when Democratic senators starting hearing from their own constituents, especially Federal workers and people who are dependent on government services... it's what those senators think, who'll decide when the shutdown ends.

CNN: Kate Bolduan talks with CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten about the public opinion surrounding the government shutdown.

https://thenewdemocrat1975.blogspot.com/2025/10/kate-bolduan-this-is-american-public.html

10/01/2025

Fred Schneider: CNN thinks 1/2 Democrats are "fine" with a shutdown. The problem is, when Democratic senators starting hearing from their own constituents, especially Federal workers and people who are dependent on government services... it's what those senators think, who'll decide when the shutdown ends.

" Kate Bolduan talks with CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten about the public opinion surrounding the government shutdown ." Source: CNN ...

09/30/2025

Kire Schneider: This is what the media and Congressional Democrats should be talking about this week: Senator Lisa Murkowski's connection with Ghislaine Maxwell, which is why she probably voted against releasing the Epstein files 18 days ago. But instead the "Schumer shutdown" will probably dominate the news the rest of this week, at least.

Tara Palmeri: What hidden connections could a U.S. senator have to Jeffrey Epstein’s inner circle?

In this exclusive episode, reporter and researcher Abi Baker and I to dive into my bombshell investigation from The Red Letter, uncovering Senator Lisa Murkowski’s ties to Ghislaine Maxwell and her husband, Scott Borgerson, through elite Arctic Circle conferences and powerful Alaskan donors. You can read the full investigation here:Tara Palmeri.

We break down how Murkowski, the deciding vote against releasing the Epstein files, shares a tangled web of connections with Maxwell. From Senate hearings to high-profile events, we reveal the details and ask why transparency remains elusive. Check out the full story at TaraPalmeri.com and join us for part one of our series, The Reckoning, as we hold those blocking the Epstein files accountable.

How do Murkowski’s ties to Maxwell influence her vote on the Epstein files—drop your thoughts in the comments below.

https://thenewdemocrat1975.blogspot.com/2025/09/tara-palmeri-exclusive-deciding-vote.html