Nir & Rupar: The Schumer cave

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Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Substack Live with David and myself. David, of course, is the publisher and author of The Down Ballot. I am the publisher and occasional author of Public Notice and some good news here as people file into the room. Due to popular demand, we are going to start doing these on a weekly basis.

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Sorry, not next week, but the following week. So Friday, March 28th will be the first installment of a weekly schedule. You know, David and I will use the Substack Lives, which we're going to do Friday afternoons at 2 p.m. Eastern, 1 p.m. Central. to talk about important work in each of our newsletters, news developments,

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Nir & Rupar: The Schumer cave

We unpack the anger over the funding fight in Washington

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Mar 14, 2025

Cross-post from The Downballot

David Nir and I discussed why so many people are mad at Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems for caving on the budget bill, and took a number of questions about Democratic strategy going forward. We are going to start broadcasting the show every Friday afternoon as of March 28, so please tune in! -

Aaron Rupar

In their weekly video chat, David Nir, publisher of The Downballot, and Aaron Rupar, publisher of Public Notice, dive into Chuck Schumer’s capitulation to Donald Trump over the GOP’s budget bill—and the extraordinary anger it’s generated in response.

David and Aaron discuss:

How Democrats were caught off-guard when House Republicans actually managed to pass their budget bill on their own.
Why Democrats should not fear the political consequences of a shutdown.
And why they should worry about primary challenges if they vote for the GOP’s bill.

Plus much more. David and Aaron also took a wide range of questions from those who participated live.

If you missed the event, you can watch it by clicking above! You can also find a complete transcript.

Thanks to all the positive feedback we’ve gotten, Nir & Rupar, which had previously been once a month, is turning into a weekly show starting on March 28! Tune in at 2 PM ET every Friday to join in the discussion and fire away with your questions.

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