When Bernie and Chuck locked arms

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 When Bernie and Chuck locked arms

The consummate liberal outsider now has a seat at the Democratic leadership table, but no one's quite sure to what end.

By Elana Schor

11/16/16 06:18 PM EST



Bernie Sanders now has a seat at Senate Democrats’ leadership table, ensuring the liberal icon will have a voice as Democrats decide how to cooperate or take on Donald Trump in the White House.

How influential a voice that will be is anyone’s guess.

His new role as “outreach chair” remains fraught with uncertainty that could create tensions within the Democratic ranks. Elizabeth Warren joined leadership after the party’s 2014 electoral losses as a strategic policy advisor in a gesture also seen as acknowledging the influence of the left, raising the specter of competition between two liberal giants.

Beyond that, no one could fully explain what Sanders’ new post, announced on Wednesday, will entail.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/11/bernie-sanders-chuck-schumer-senate-231514

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   Schumer (NY, Liberal) 1
   McConnell (KY, Turtle) 0


   We can forget about Machin (WV, Sleaze) coming over, Schumer bought him off with Leadership Position, Not unlike Ryan and his foes (The Freedom Caucus), being bought off the same way, Politics 2016, as usual.