I wish this wasn’t the case but it’s sort of true.
Schumer is such a dinosaur and creature of a bygone era that anytime he trots out there, talks, shows his face, gives his opinion, or has an interview the dems lose hand and people grow angry.
He sucks. Trump loves negotiating with him because he’s lacks true control over his coalition and isn’t willing to go to the brink. Pelosi in her prime was the opposite and Trump knew that. She isn’t the same and has no control anymore.
Send in junior senators, Jeffries (he sucks too is at least the minority leader / has some semblance of power), and wildcards.
Trump ‘wins’ negotiations b/c he has no shame, weaponizes uncertainty, has no real goal or policy other than to ‘win’ or at least not personally look bad, and declares victory no matter what.
The truly rational thing to do against someone like that is to be irrational.
Need to take a page out of George’s playbook: