I think the sentiment expressed in the OP is exactly why he decided to do this now. It didn't do anything material, not really no, but what it did do was skyrocket Booker's name as a possible replacement for the widely hated Schumer. People are begging for someone to replace Schumer, this is Booker throwing his hat into the ring.

Whether or not the Dems will learn the right lesson from all this remains to be seen...but given their track record, I hope you'd forgive me for being skeptical of that.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Teaching the Dems how to be a political party feels like training an incredibly stupid dog.

"Yes, good job! You gave a very long speech that didn't block anything! Yes, who's a good political establishment!"

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Uh huh... So what are you doing?