Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) dismissed concerns about his plummeting 17% approval rating during a tense press conference Tuesday, as CNN’s chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju pressed him on whether he’s become a liability for the Democratic Party.
Raju confronted Schumer with a fresh CNN poll revealing a mere 17% favorable rating for Schumer against a staggering 44% unfavorable view among U.S. adults.
“Are you concerned that you may be a liability for your party?” Raju asked, citing Schumer’s lower approval compared to other congressional leaders.
Schumer brushed off the numbers, saying, “Polls come and go. Our party is united. We’re on our front foot.” He pivoted to attack Trump’s “100 days of chaos,” claiming Democrats are “having real success” in opposing the administration.
A Pew Research Center poll released the same day showed Democrats strongly support fighting Trump’s policies but remain deeply unsatisfied with their leaders’ efforts. Adding fuel to the fire, Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg has pledged to spend $20 million supporting primary challenges against incumbent Democrats, potentially signaling a brewing civil war.
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Most of the Democrats who oppose Schumer want to replace him with someone who will move the party further to the left (along lines advocated by the Progressive Caucus, the WOKE movement, or the Democratic Socialist movement). This was an approach that was tried with the campaigns of George McGovern, Walter Mondale and Kathy Harris. Such an approach would greatly increase the chances for a Republican/MAGA in 2026 and 2028.
I don’t care whether he is a liability to Democrats. He is a liability to Jews and Israel.
He calls himself a “Shomer Yisroel” but behaves like a “Shomer Yishmael”.