After the blowback Democrats received for the Schumer Shutdown, you’d think they’d keep their distance from the scheme’s architect, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. But not Bill Nelson!
Nelson will head to Houston tomorrow morning for a big dollar fundraiser with Schumer and other Democrat candidates for Senate. While Nelson clearly needs all the help he can get in his uphill 2018 Senate race, tying himself to Schumer so soon after the Schumer Shutdown will not go over well with folks in Florida.
“Bill Nelson raising campaign cash with Chuck Schumer will only serve to remind Floridians that he voted to shut down the federal government, which enraged most Floridians, and then was part of the Schumer Sellout, which enraged the Democratic base,” said NRSC Communications Director Katie Martin. “Apparently, Nelson is so desperate for campaign funds that he is willing to remind all voters that he did them wrong, all in a 4-day span.”