from Mondoweiss
“The issue is not me,” Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) told reporters after the Democrats won back the Senate. “I’ll be reelected as majority leader.”
Schumer’s statement might turn out to be correct, but there’s increasing reason to believe that outcome is not a foregone conclusion, as the momentum to push him from his leadership position has only grown since the election.
Multiple Senator-elects, including Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan, Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Troy Jackson of Maine, Annie Andrews of South Carolina, and Juliana Stratton of Illinois, have all stated that they won’t back Schumer as leader or have publicly expressed doubts about his return.
By Tuesday, the chorus of of critics grew louder, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., saying they would not support Schumer’s bid as Senate majority leader.
“I personally have known Chuck Schumer for over 30 years, and I like Chuck. Nobody works harder than Chuck Schumer,” Sanders said in a joint press conference with Slotkin. “But in my view, the time is now for change, and I will not be supporting Chuck to be re-elected as the Democratic leader.”
Multiple incoming House members have also voiced trepidation about supporting Hakeem Jeffries as House Majority Leader...
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