Chris Cooper Western Carolina Political Science Professor
WPTF Afternoon News · WPTF FM 92.9 AM 680
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Show Notes
The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, led by Senator Chuck Schumer, who was faced with the choice of shutting down the government or consent to a Republican funding bill that allows President Donald Trump to continue slashing the federal government. After Schumer announced that he would reluctantly support the bill, he bore the brunt of that anger, including a protest at his office, calls from progressives that he be primaried in 2028 and suggestions that the Democratic Party would soon be looking for new leaders. Chris Cooper, Western Carolina Political Science professor, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the current state of the Democratic Party.