My Convo With Shannon Watts on the Schumer Crisis

My Convo With Shannon Watts on the Schumer Crisis

From Charlotte's Web Thoughts by Charlotte Clymer

March 22, 2025 · 37 min

About this episode

Charlotte Clymer discusses the need for Chuck Schumer to step down as Senate leader with guest Shannon Watts.

[This blog will always be free to read, but it’s also how I pay my bills. If you have suggestions or feedback on how I can earn your paid subscription , shoot me an email: cmclymer@gmail.com . And if this is too big of a commitment, I’m always thankful for a simple cup of coffee .] This evening, I sat down with my dear friend, the brilliant Shannon Watts , author of the Playing with Fire Substack (among many other hats), for a live discussion on why we both strongly believe the time has come for Sen. Chuck Schumer to step down as leader, why we’re supporting a boycott of contributions to Senate Democrats until they force him to do so, and what all Democrats can do to make this happen. Shannon and I walked through the understandable concerns some of our fellow Democrats have felt over this effort and why, after all our discussion and introspection, we still believe Mr. Schumer needs to step down. If you’re unsure of why so many of us want Mr. Schumer to step down, I’ve outlined my reasons in this essay . And if you, too, are angry over our current situation with Democratic leadership and believe Mr. Schumer needs to step down, please sign our petition and join the 42,000 (and…

People in this episode

Host: Charlotte Clymer

Guest: Shannon Watts

Topics covered

  • political leadership
  • Democratic party
  • boycott
  • Senate
  • activism

Keywords

  • Chuck Schumer
  • Democrats
  • boycott
  • leadership
  • Shannon Watts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Playing with Fire Substack, Senate Democrats, Democratic leadership

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