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Gore1FL

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69. The facts were fine. The logic, illogical.

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:42 PM

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Schumer not being primaried and winning an overwhelmingly Democratic State is not a sign of awesome Senate leadership skills or that everyone agrees with him all of the time.

A better sign of awesome leadership skills is meeting the moment. I regretfully observe he often fails at that task. There must be better Senators willing to to use the leadership role to meet the moment; they deserve a chance. If none exist then we are doomed.

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