"Replace Him Now!" Ro Khanna Demands Chuck Schumer's Head After Pathetic Senate Surrender!
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is getting hammered from his own party for his leadership after eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus voted with Republicans on Sunday to move forward with an agreement to end the 40-day government shutdown, even though Schumer didn’t want them to.
The longest government shutdown in history, which lasted 40 days, has caused a lot of problems around the country. Airlines have canceled flights, federal workers haven’t been paid, and food assistance programs are stuck in legal battles. More than 25 states are warning of “catastrophic operational disruptions.”
On Sunday, seven Democratic senators and one independent who supported Democrats voted with Republicans to get the 60 votes needed to pass the deal. It did not meet the main Democratic demand to prolong the increased Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that would sunset on January 1.
People were upset with Schumer because he couldn’t get Democrats to agree on a plan, which shows how tensions are rising in the party as it gets ready for the midterm elections next year.
Democrats have been asking for an extension of the ACA tax credits that help millions of Americans purchase health insurance. The arrangement on Sunday only included a promise from Republicans to conduct a vote on the health care subsidies that are about to run out by mid-December.
In March, Schumer’s party members were angry with him for supporting a Republican-led continuing resolution, a stopgap funding package, that didn’t put any limits on President Donald Trump or Elon Musk’s plans to break up federal agencies and change how the government works.
Now, Schumer is facing fury from his own party after caving on Sunday night.
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is tipped as a possible presidential contender in 2028, did not mention Schumer by name in a post on X but said, “The American people need more from their leaders.”
“Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength. Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans,” Newsom said.
Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, called for Schumer to go.
“Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop health care premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?” Khanna said in a post on X.
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York also questioned the party leadership in a post on X: “People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives. Working people want leaders whose word means something.
Representative Seth Moulton, a Massachusetts Democratic who is also eyeing a place in the Senate, called for new leaders in the party: “Tonight is another example of why we need new leadership. If Chuck Schumer were an effective leader, he would have united his caucus to vote ‘No’ tonight and hold the line on healthcare.”
Adam Cochran, policy consultant and independent investigative journalist, said shortly before Sunday’s vote: “Schumer organized this, and then is voting no last second, and letting retiring Dems take the heat. If this goes through, that needs to be the end of Schumer leadership regardless of how he votes. He’s the minority leader, the buck stops at him.”
Ron Filipkowski, editor-in-chief of the liberal news outlet MeidasTouch: “Please don’t think this beltway game of having retiring Dem senators vote yes while everyone else votes no is going to shield leadership from the end result. We see what is happening and can’t be fooled by those games.”
James D. Boys, senior research fellow at University College London’s Center on U.S. Politics, said on X: “Earlier in the year Schumer caved to Trump and was derided by the left of his party. Tonight he has been defied by a core group of his caucus after the longest shut down in U.S. history and is derided by the left of his party…. Different tactics, same result.”
It would be a “horrific mistake” for Democrats to give up now without an Obamacare deal, said Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.
“If Democrats cave on this issue, what it will say to Donald Trump is that he has a green light to go forward toward authoritarianism,” Sanders said. “And I think that would be a tragedy for this country.”
AI Model Makes Stunning Prediction of 2028 Presidential Winner
An artificial intelligence model has generated a speculative forecast about the 2028 U.S. presidential election, despite official candidates not yet being known, drawing attention on social media and YouTube.
The forecast was produced using Grok, an AI chatbot developed by the company associated with Elon Musk, after a YouTube channel asked the system to simulate a likely outcome based on a set of hypothetical candidates. The simulation included state-by-state projections, an electoral map, and projected vote totals for chosen figures from both major parties.
As the host explains, “In this video, I asked Grok AI to predict the 2028 presidential election and give us a map forecast.”
In the end, Vance was predicted to take 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 212, according to the simulation; 270 are needed to win the presidency.
On the Democratic side, Kamala Harris currently holds the lead in early primary polling with 32 percent of the support, putting her ahead of California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has 23.8 percent.
Former Biden Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is in third place, just shy of 10 percent, while Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro follow close behind.
The host notes that Harris’s resurgence may surprise some, given that “many people did write Kamala Harris off following her 2024 election defeat.”
Recent polling indicates that she is regaining her advantage. Additionally, the betting markets reflect this positive trend, now suggesting there’s a 56 percent chance she will seek the Democratic nomination in 2028, a significant rise from just 11.2 percent a few months back.
“Today, it is more likely than not that she is going to run again,” the video states.
On the Republican side, Vice President JD Vance leads early polling with 49.2 percent support, significantly ahead of Donald Trump Jr., who is trailing by 29 points. Senator Marco Rubio has 12.5 percent, while Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stands at 9.2 percent.
According to the simulation, Vance is the clear favorite for the GOP nomination, with a 46 percent chance of becoming the party’s standard-bearer. Rubio follows with an 18 percent chance.
The host notes: “If nothing big changes, he will very likely become the party’s nominee in the next presidential race.”
Grok’s simulation begins by defining “solid” states as those with a margin of 15 points or more. Vance’s solid column includes the following states: Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, most of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, South Carolina, and Ohio.
The inclusion of Ohio marks a significant shift; once a key battleground, the state has trended sharply to the right, Newsner noted.
“It is not difficult to see that he will carry the Buckeye State by a solid 15-point margin,” particularly following Donald Trump’s double-digit win there in 2024, the host said in the video.
Harris’s group of solid states mirrors much of her 2024 coalition, showing some modest gains. She is projected to win the states of Washington, California, Hawaii, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Maine’s first congressional district by at least 15 points. Notably, the model predicts that Connecticut and Delaware will return to solid Democratic margins after experiencing narrower results in 2020.
After accounting for solid states, Vance leads with 139 electoral votes to 108. Additionally, the “likely” category, which contains margins between 5 and 15 points, further enhances his advantage.
He is projected to win in Iowa, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Alaska, and Maine’s second district.
Florida and Texas are viewed as firmly Republican due to recent gains by the party, while Arizona, which was narrowly won by Trump in 2024, is expected to remain in Republican hands. With these solidly Republican and likely states counted, Vance would secure 246 electoral votes, leaving him just 24 votes short of the 270 needed to win.
In the end, Vance is expected to take 312 electoral votes to Harris’ 212, according to the simulation; 270 are needed to win the presidency.
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