- Joined
- Feb 26, 2012
- Messages
- 56,981
- Reaction score
- 27,029
- Location
- Chicago Illinois
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Private
Could it be? Chuck Schumer will finally take a stand against BO. Are 15 Demos actually considering their future careers rather than BO's legacy? BO and has Team have been putting the pressure on. This week they have focused on Demo House members. But hasn't been able to sway Sanchez and a couple of others. Now more and more Advocacy groups are coming out against the deal. The more people know.....the more they are against it. What say ye?
People who have spoken with the senior New York senator believe the pressure campaign is having an effect: They say there is a growing sense inside and outside the Capitol that Schumer will vote against the deal when the Senate considers it in September. The bigger question many have now is this: How hard will he push against it?
Opponents have been much louder than supporters. If that trend continues over the break at town hall meetings, it will only amplify pressure on swing Democrats to vote against the deal.
Sen. Chris Coons, who was personally lobbied by President Barack Obama and national security adviser Susan Rice to back the deal during a trip to Africa in July, said the view of the accord was about evenly split in his home state of Delaware in the first few days after the announcement. But the Democrat now says telephone calls against the deal outnumber those in favor by 10-to-1 in his state, an avalanche of opposition he has no choice but to listen to. “I am a Democrat, and I would like to be able to support this agreement,” Coons said. “But I have serious reservations about it.”....snip~
Read more: Iran nuclear deal: Growing signs Schumer will oppose it - POLITICO
People who have spoken with the senior New York senator believe the pressure campaign is having an effect: They say there is a growing sense inside and outside the Capitol that Schumer will vote against the deal when the Senate considers it in September. The bigger question many have now is this: How hard will he push against it?
Opponents have been much louder than supporters. If that trend continues over the break at town hall meetings, it will only amplify pressure on swing Democrats to vote against the deal.
Sen. Chris Coons, who was personally lobbied by President Barack Obama and national security adviser Susan Rice to back the deal during a trip to Africa in July, said the view of the accord was about evenly split in his home state of Delaware in the first few days after the announcement. But the Democrat now says telephone calls against the deal outnumber those in favor by 10-to-1 in his state, an avalanche of opposition he has no choice but to listen to. “I am a Democrat, and I would like to be able to support this agreement,” Coons said. “But I have serious reservations about it.”....snip~
Read more: Iran nuclear deal: Growing signs Schumer will oppose it - POLITICO