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Indivisible, which has raised more than $7.6 million since 2017 from the Open Society Foundations
A far-left group is touting its "biggest preemptive program" to unseat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Indivisible, a “grassroots” progressive activist center funded in part by billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations, is urging its recruits to oppose Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.
“Chuck Schumer and a critical mass of Senate Democrats gave up,” Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible, said in a statement. “In these six weeks of shutdown, Democrats had their best election night in more than a decade,” she said.
“Instead of staying with that energy, Senate Democrats gave up once again. That’s why Indivisible is launching our largest advance program yet,” Levin added, adding that “this is no longer about them, it’s about us.”
Schumer had opposed the bipartisan deal to end the 42-day funding shutdown, but progressives have blamed him for failing to keep 7 Democrats and one Democratic-affiliated independent in line, as well as for keeping the government's lights "off."
A senior Democratic source downplayed Levin's action, saying the group "has threatened House Minority Leader Jeffries, Schumer and every other elected Democrat, but to the general electorate that wants the government to work, 'Indivisible' simply doesn't matter."
“They have a toxic brand that Republicans exploit,” the source told The Post.
Indivisible sharply criticized Jeffries in March for failing to protect Representative Al Green (D-Texas) from censure by the Republican-led House of Representatives after he interrupted President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.
That same month, Schumer faced the group's wrath after he personally voted to allow Republicans to move forward with a six-month spending spree and avoid a government shutdown.
Indivisible, which has raised more than $7.6 million since 2017 from the Open Society Foundations, called for Schumer to resign as the Senate's top Democrat at the time. The demand will now be a test for any Senate candidate it supports.
While no sitting senator has called on Schumer to step down as leader, many Democrats hoping to win Senate seats next year have expressed opposition to his stance, including Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Iowa State Sen. Zach Wahls and fellow Hawkeye State candidate Nathan Sage, as well as Maine's Graham Platner.
The calls mirror similar activist protests against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during the 2018 midterm cycle. Ultimately, the Californian took the hammer for a second time after Democrats gained 41 seats to regain control of the lower house of Congress.
"Our democracy is facing an existential threat. We need leaders with grit and conviction, not fear and excuses," added Leah Greenberg, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible.
According to her, "democrats cannot defeat authoritarianism by running away from war."
"It's in our hands to make sure those who can't fight make room for leaders who can. Indivisible is ready to clean up the mess and build a party that has the energy to act as an opposition," Greenberg said. /Adapted from New York Post/
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