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Bernie Sanders Rips Centrist Dems Handing Trump A Massive Win

2025-11-12 News & Politics
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Senate Democrats Caving to Protect the Filibuster Over Political Wins

Understand why key Senate Democrats sacrificed a major political win during the shutdown—it was driven by a desire to protect institutional momentum over achieving legislative goals.

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  • Seven Senate Democrats voted prematurely against their leverage, giving up a chance to secure ACA subsidy extensions and curb Trump's power.
  • The core motivation identified in the analysis is the institutional need to safeguard the Senate filibuster from Republican interference.
  • Protecting the filibuster allows moderate Democrats to safely vote for progressive measures they know will fail, thus avoiding accountability.
  • This segment analyzes this institutional blindness, contrasting it with clear electoral wins Democrats achieved elsewhere on the same day.

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Top Comments (10)

@MrPhotodoc 2025-11-12

This was the corporate Dems taking the wind out of the Progressive wing's sails. And punishing them for Mamdani's victory.

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@dan_hitchman007 2025-11-12

Those politicians are NOT "centrists." The Democratic Party has tacked to the right so much, that conservative means "moderate" now.

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@ladyogilvy 2025-11-12

Replace them with more progressive representative now! No waiting for retirement.

102 1 replies
@veronicajade20 2025-11-12

😡 I'm a New Yorker & I can't wait to primary Schumer out of office! _I can't wait!_ A poll showed AOC winning over Schumer by double digits in a primary challenge. *Schumer needs to go!* He doesn't belong in Congress at all, let alone being a Democratic leader.

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@frankpentangeli7945 2025-11-12

It wasn't a cave, it was a clean betrayal.

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@mjambar 2025-11-12

Our politics have moved so far right over the decades that I hate referring to these people as “centrists.”

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@pleasetakemecanada 2025-11-12

There needs to be an investigation into the donors.

72 2 replies
@Scarecro13 2025-11-12

Everytime I hear Bernie speak it makes me so pissed off that the Establishment Dems, the ones who continually give in to the Republicans and won't fight for the people, screwed America out of having him as President, someone who will fight for the people

65 4 replies
@divemaster888 2025-11-12

I heard the airline CEOs were leaning on Schumer. Didn’t want to miss out on profiting during the holidays.

36 1 replies
@ethanvilla4418 2025-11-12

We can always rely on Chuck and centrist ghouls to betray Americans.

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