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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Garcia

Biden’s stumbles have Schumer and Jeffries walking a tight rope over Democrats split on party’s future

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More than 15 years ago, the late Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid defiantly said, “I don’t work for Barack Obama. I work with him.” Blunt as that may be, Reid explained something few people understand about politics: Even if members of Congress share a party with the president, they are not his employees. They are his partners, and sometimes, their interests may diverge.

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