'Angry base is motivated base': Analyst says 'livid' Dems may have gotten kick they needed
Democrats are angry that their leadership is failing to show any substantive pushback to President Donald Trump's first two months of devastation, which might be exactly what the party needs to get moving in the right direction, argues a new piece from MSNBC.
The tipping point came when Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) aligned himself with Republicans to vote for the recent funding bill to keep the government open. Backlash has been swift, leading Schumer to cancel his book tour due to security concerns over unruly protesters.
"It’s undoubtedly embarrassing for Democrats that their leader in the Senate is ducking scenes of being called a coward by voters in his own party," wrote author Paul Waldman. "But that the very fact that the party’s base is so livid at its leadership could be good news. Recent history tells us that that anger may be crucial if the Democrats are to back from their current lowly position."...