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Why Chuck Schumer Will Lead the Party of Mostly No

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Unlike the GOP’s unbending opposition to Obama, Chuck Schumer says his Senate Democrats may be open to important things like infrastructure spending. Voters tend to notice that.

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On Tuesday, Chuck Schumer gave his first speech as the Democrats’ leader in the Senate and then appeared on Rachel Maddow’s show last night. His remarks about how the Democrats plan to oppose President Trump make for quite a contrast with what the Republicans did eight years ago, and it’s...

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