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Liberal group warns Democratic leaders over their strategy against Trump - Politico [View all]
The progressive organization MoveOn said in a letter to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries that its members are irate over what they see as inaction from Democratic lawmakers in Congress. The memo, which was first shared with POLITICO, cautioned that grassroots volunteers and donors will stop helping the Democratic Party if it doesn’t do more to obstruct Trump.
“These members, arguably the backbone of the party, have reached a unifying consensus since President Trump’s inauguration,” wrote Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn. “Whether they live in a deep-red, purple, or blue district, their message is clear: Now is not the time for politics as usual. Don’t back down, fight back.”
The letter is the latest example of Schumer facing growing calls from within his own party to take a tougher approach against Trump — or step down as leader altogether — after voting with the GOP to advance a stopgap funding bill earlier this month. Four youth-oriented progressive organizations said last week that Schumer needs to “stand up” or resign from his leadership post. Another liberal group, Indivisible, called for him to go as leader. A handful of Democratic lawmakers have suggested that his time is up as well.
The memo includes data from a poll of MoveOn’s members that illustrates the pressure that Democratic lawmakers are facing from their liberal base. The survey found that 78 percent of respondents do not believe that Democrats in Congress are doing everything they can to stop Trump, and 49 percent said they were less likely to volunteer for or donate to Democrats after seeing the party’s reaction to Trump. Meanwhile, 89 percent of those polled believe Democrats should take aggressive measures to thwart Trump, and only 4 percent said they should follow congressional norms to take him on.
“These members, arguably the backbone of the party, have reached a unifying consensus since President Trump’s inauguration,” wrote Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn. “Whether they live in a deep-red, purple, or blue district, their message is clear: Now is not the time for politics as usual. Don’t back down, fight back.”
The letter is the latest example of Schumer facing growing calls from within his own party to take a tougher approach against Trump — or step down as leader altogether — after voting with the GOP to advance a stopgap funding bill earlier this month. Four youth-oriented progressive organizations said last week that Schumer needs to “stand up” or resign from his leadership post. Another liberal group, Indivisible, called for him to go as leader. A handful of Democratic lawmakers have suggested that his time is up as well.
The memo includes data from a poll of MoveOn’s members that illustrates the pressure that Democratic lawmakers are facing from their liberal base. The survey found that 78 percent of respondents do not believe that Democrats in Congress are doing everything they can to stop Trump, and 49 percent said they were less likely to volunteer for or donate to Democrats after seeing the party’s reaction to Trump. Meanwhile, 89 percent of those polled believe Democrats should take aggressive measures to thwart Trump, and only 4 percent said they should follow congressional norms to take him on.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/24/move-on-memo-chuck-schumer-00244516
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