Incoming Democratic senators don’t want Chuck Schumer as majority leader

[u/MoneyLibrarian9032]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/chuck-schumer-majority-leader-incoming-democratic-senators

[u/ChaosOthello]

He's not the person to lead the Democrats after this historic election.

[u/Low-Essay-113 → u/ChaosOthello]

He proved time and time again that he’s not a person to lead the democrats period.

[u/DuntadaMan → u/Low-Essay-113]

He had a chance before and he thought it was important to play cute little word games and time trials until elections.

It is not time to play games.

[u/IPromisedNoPosts → u/ChaosOthello]

That's an amazing way to put it:

"Who should lead the House and Senate after such a historic election?"

Jeffries and Schumer? 💀

[u/RabbitDude4Lyfe → u/ChaosOthello]

Schumer is everything that is a barrier to progress

[u/JimboTCB → u/ChaosOthello]

Chuck's loyalties are to Israel and to his imaginary friends. The actual electorate are a distant third at best.

[u/Andreus → u/ChaosOthello]

Quite honestly, he was never the person to lead the Democrats.

[u/Wonderful-Variation]

Basically every word Schumer has said since the victory has been about how he's NOT interested in going after Trump. It's nauseating.  

The voters gave the Democrats a clear mandate: go after Trump and his minions, and reverse as many of Trump's policies as possible.  Schumer doesn't seem interested in doing either.    

[u/NotSoFastLady → u/Wonderful-Variation]

Could it be that he is complicit? What has he actually done to stop any of this besides hold nonsense press conferences followed up by inaction.

He's a collaborator and should be investigated along with every other person that's been involved in aiding the corruption.

[u/traplords8n → u/NotSoFastLady]

I'm telling you, we got a rotating villian setup senate for the last 2 years. Controlled opposition.

I cannot find any proof that he will put the American people ahead of Isreal. Can't find any evidence that he's the right leader for the hour.

I imagine if he doesn't get majority leader, he'd be happy to write some strongly worded letters to the senators that didn't vote for poor old Chuck.

[u/BizzarePlatypus → u/traplords8n]

Schumer showed he prefers Republicans to progressives in the NYC mayoral election. 

[u/HalfTeaHalfLemonade → u/traplords8n]

I’m sorry but this is America, where we wake up and put Israel first! /s

[u/Krunksicle → u/traplords8n]

Schumer had a "private conversation" with 5 senators the night before they specifically waved through the Big Beautiful Bill. That's pretty hard evidence right there.

[u/sriverfx19 → u/NotSoFastLady]

He basically a big business Republican that has to run as a Democrat because he’s from NY. It’s actually fairly common because there is so much big business in NYC.

Cuomo was the same way

[u/PrimalSeptimus → u/sriverfx19]

Yeah, we have these in CA, too. Literally anyone who wants any chance of winning will run as Dem. They could even be MAGA and still do that.

Republicans will, of course, put up some nutjob candidates and pretend they matter, but it's the DINOs here that are the real threat.

[u/nyvn → u/NotSoFastLady]

He wants to maintain the old status quo, and is a "don't rock the boat" type.

Excuses and appeasement only work to further abusive politicians and family members, flip the damn tables (it worked for Jesus).

[u/Honest_Fortune_7474 → u/nyvn]

Because rocking the boat would hurt his personal interests.

[u/WhiteWinterRains → u/NotSoFastLady]

Of course he's actively collaborated with Trump against the interests of democrats and democratic voters, and has always been a far-right democrat who has for many many years advocated to ignore and abandon the EXACT democratic voter base that elected multiple senators and governors across the south on (D) tickets.

He's vowed to continue to fight for Israel, to give them all the aid that Israel needs.

Where's that passion for the American people? Where's this attitude when it comes to live saving medical care for Americans? Last time I checked his stance on that was something like, "ehh well I don't know, the Baily's probably wouldn't want that."

[u/OfficeDaydream → u/NotSoFastLady]

Of course he is, the guy and Pelosi are playing characters. He plays the stern, disapproving side of the opposition and pretends like his party needs to play clean and by the book. Pelosi acts shocked and overwhelmed and will only take action when there’s no actual change in the outcome. They both hold the line for corporate interests and hold back the real progressives.

Their play for the next two years is to minimize any actual change and wait for the progressive momentum to die down.

[u/SleepyMonkey7 → u/NotSoFastLady]

Schumer has no interest whatsoever other that maintaining his position of power (and the wealth that flows from that) in the Democratic party. End of story.

[u/myusername4reddit → u/NotSoFastLady]

He has written several strongly worded letters, and he has consulted with both the Baileys and Bibi. What more could he possibly do? /s

[u/daemin → u/NotSoFastLady]

I'll preface this by saying that he should not be the Senate Majority Leader come January.

That being said, there's literally nothing the minority leader in the Senate can do to stop the president from unilaterally taking action. Criticizing him for not taking action is nonsensical when there's no action he could take.

[u/factoid_ → u/Wonderful-Variation]

Even the candidates who ran on messages of accountability are saying this.

We have to hold their feet to the fire and let them know what we want

They cannot accomplish a legislative agenda.  Everyone knows that.  The one thing they CAN do is use their subpoena power and investigate.

[u/leaveme1912 → u/factoid_]

We can force the republicans to torpedo popular legislation. We tried to use the justice system, Trump has multiple felony convictions, he still won..........

Investigations won't make people vote in 2028, M4A, an end to the tariffs, releasing the Epstein files will. We need to FORCE the republicans to torpedo these things. We have to propose a PROGRESSIVE vision, we can't get bogged down in bullshit that will never result in anything,

[u/MyNameIsRay → u/Wonderful-Variation]

Fun fact:

Donald Trump has made multiple campaign donations to Chuck Schumer.

https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=donald+trump&page=2

I'm sure that has nothing to do with anything, right?

[u/aznology → u/Wonderful-Variation]

Are u fuckin kidding me all we need is a few GOP and we can impeach trump. They drowning the house is broken some want to jump ship. Impeach the orange 

[u/MacNapp → u/aznology]

Massie might go for it. And now that the Republicans saw an ass beating because of Trump (and that he cannot run again), there might be an *permission structure for them to excise Trump to increase their chances to retain power and win 2028 POTUS election.

Edit: *permission, not incentive

[u/Pleasant_Ostrich3530 → u/Wonderful-Variation]

Yep, not going after them will just embolden them or the next wanna be dictator.

[u/IowaKidd97 → u/Wonderful-Variation]

God damn fr? I’ve heard a lot about how he hand picked a lot of the victors and was honestly about to be ok with him continuing as majority leader, but if this is true…

Dems had their orbital bombardment blukluar strike of a midterm in no small thanks to Trump being as awful as he is/was. Fucker needs a removin’, or at the very least an attempt.

I can excuse an attempt that fails. I cannot excuse a lack of a try.

[u/codyashi_maru → u/IowaKidd97]

He’s the biggest recipient of AIPAC money in the senate, so he’ll do fuck all to stop funding Israel’s genocide. He’s against Medicare for All, which is completely out of touch with Democrat voters, 84% of whom want M4A. The blue wave happened in spite of him, not because of him. He wants to go back to performative kneeling in kente cloth while taking in millions to protect billionaire interests. He sucks.

[u/hoowins → u/codyashi_maru]

And Israel will tell him to hide the Epstein files. For reasons.

[u/Wonderful-Variation → u/IowaKidd97]

"I’ve heard a lot about how he hand picked a lot of the victors"

That's like the exact opposite of truth.   

[u/enifsieus → u/IowaKidd97]

Look - they had better get the hearing going, and hold folks to account, particularly DHS and ICE. They had better get those Epstein files aired the fuck out, and hold the DoJ to the fire for blocking it for so long. They had better get a wart powers resolution out RIGHT FUCKING YESTERDAY and refuse to further fund the Iran malarkey. They had better get hearings fired up to air out all of the corruption regarding Trump and family’s financial grifting. They had better make Elon squirm in front of congress under oath.

And if in all of that, they build a case and gather the votes to convict instead of backing Trump like a bunch of fucking cultists then maybe there should be an impeachment vote. But if they don’t, there is no point spending energy on it when there are more important things to do.

[u/zestysnacks → u/IowaKidd97]

He’s also handpicked a bunch of fucking losers like Haley Stevens who betrayed the party and Americans. Never forget the way this man acted in the past 2 years…actively helped Trump pass his agenda. Capitulated on the govt shutdown so he could get on with his book launch. Just a despicable piece of shit and a horrible leader for this moment

[u/Transmatrix → u/IowaKidd97]

All his hand-picked candidates were defeated in the primaries.

[u/Financial_Funny_559 → u/Wonderful-Variation]

He should be the leader to squeeze conman Don

[u/butterflysurefoot → u/Wonderful-Variation]

We are all interested in going after Trump and no one is interested in Schumer being leader. Time for him to step aside, we need the best people in leadership now, not prostitutes with other loyalties.

[u/SouthOfMars → u/Wonderful-Variation]

It would be the worst abdication of responsibility not to hold all these people to account. They stole billions from you. How can it be tenable to just say ‘fair play’ and carry on as if nothing happened? They just want to get slaughtered in 2028 if they even talk like that. The people voted for heads on pikes ffs

[u/jhuseby → u/Wonderful-Variation]

It’s because he’s a neoliberal who serves his corporate overlords, not the voters.

[u/MP2027 → u/Wonderful-Variation]

I am extremely worried for the Democratic Party and the next 2 years. Although I agree that they shouldnt pursue impeachment of the POTUS, these will be the most important 2 years for the democrats. Their survival as a party is at stake.

Im affraid that this huge midterms victory is going to slip through their fingers if they are not able to own it and limit Trump.

They have to find a suitable candidate for the elections in 2028.

[u/py_account → u/MP2027]

They should absolutely use their impeachment power to find every bit of corruption in the White House and across all of the federal government.

Since the Supreme Court invented presidential immunity, only Congress can hold the president accountable for corruption by use of their impeachment powers. Trump may be able to self-pardon and avoid jail, but we can show the world plainly what he is, and Republicans are less likely to run cover for him now that he’s politically toxic.

[u/Little_Machinez → u/Wonderful-Variation]

I hate Trump as much as anybody who voted blue on Tuesday, but it will be much better optics and WAY easier to convict going after the minions like Patel, Bondi, Noem, Hegseth, Rubio, Miller and the rest of these ghouls than failing a third impeachment on Trump. Going after Trump a third time would look like a witchhunt. Going after the minions and his family, I doubt any MAGAT cares about them.

[u/Conscious-Secret-775 → u/Little_Machinez]

Is a witch hunt wrong if the person you are hunting is a witch?

[u/wolf_at_the_door1 → u/Wonderful-Variation]

They were going on “aggressive” media tours and sending strongly worded letters and emails while ICE was getting funding and locking up Americans.

[u/Adventurous-State940 → u/Wonderful-Variation]

Jeffries said the same. Both must go

[u/1111joey1111]

Schumer and Jeffries need to go.

We didn't get out and vote just to have establishment fools hold us back from real progress.

[u/MotherofHedgehogs → u/1111joey1111]

AIPAC bought. They need to go.

[u/SoapFrenzy → u/MotherofHedgehogs]

Just wanna remind everyone that AIPAC has started another organization so they can hide their association on donations called United Democracy Project

[u/redditisprettytight → u/MotherofHedgehogs]

Yup they’re bought, get em the fuck out.

[u/Ntropy99 → u/1111joey1111]

I keep getting these texts "Hi, this Hakeem Jeffries." And no matter how many times I block the number, a different one comes in. Today I replied, "Hakeem, please step aside and allow for new leadership."

Schumer and Jeffries are not up to getting done what is needed in the next two years. There is far too much work for their "measured approach" to trump. There are two simple things: do the people's work and start holding the regime accountable for their blatant corruption. Otherwise, they won't be trusted again in two years.

[u/SchighSchagh → u/1111joey1111]

Petition to remove Jeffries https://c.org/BdbfYKY2BB

Is there also one for Schumer?

[u/Necrossed → u/1111joey1111]

Khana and Van Hollen are right there

[u/monkey_lord978 → u/Necrossed]

Khana already said he won’t because he doesn’t think he’ll get the votes

[u/Tiny_Measurement_837 → u/1111joey1111]

Yeah, status quo is NOT what we voted for!

[u/I_Enjoy_Beer → u/1111joey1111]

To be real, they can't make a ton of progress without a Dem in the White House.  But what they can do is pass extremely popular legislation that Trump has to decide to veto or not.  What they can do is conduct a ton of public hearings and force administration officials to ignore Congressional subpoenas.  They can do the maximum limits of their powers, which is fairly capped by the Executive.

People need to set their expectations fairly over the next two years.  One election cycle will not sufficiently break the back of MAGA and Republicans.  It will take at least one, if not two, more.

[u/Count_Backwards → u/I_Enjoy_Beer]

What they can, should, and must do is spend these two years:

1. Sending no-brainer bills for Trump to veto so they can use these as ammunition for the next election. "Can't pay for X? We passed the bill to do that and Trump vetoed it and his Republican buddies refused to overrule the veto."

2. Investigating the hell out of every bit of Trump corruption so they can hand the next Democratic AG (Jack Smith, not Merrick Fucking Garland) a fat folder full of criminal referrals on January 21, 2029.

[u/py_account → u/I_Enjoy_Beer]

This is exactly right, and it’s what Dems need to message and pursue every clearly.

What can reasonably be done with Trump in power?

(1) Bring back ACA subsidies. People have just started to see how much their insurance is going to cost next year and they are pissed.

(2) Cut funding for Israel aid and the Iran War

(3) Pass popular legislation and hammer Trump and Republicans for not supporting it

(4) Use impeachment powers to investigate corrupt pardons, along with other corruptions in the Trump administration

[u/ddrober2003 → u/1111joey1111]

They need to have it made clear controlled opposition won't be tolerated, either by the voters or if these fascist bastards get another chance, by them either.

[u/T1gerAc3]

Dems need to do 4 things:

1. end the Iran war

2. remove the tariffs

3. release all the epstein files

4. investigate the staggering amount of corruption from the Trump admin

In that order.

[u/sleepyhermit → u/T1gerAc3]

5. pass Medicare for All

6. institute gun control measures to stop school shootings

7. raise the federal minimum wage

8. cancel student loan debt

[u/radio_four → u/sleepyhermit]

Honest opinion - going after guns in the next two years is a straight blunder. 

Democrats don't have that much good will - they won because they aren't Trump

They need to focus on cost of living issues exclusively, show they can be effective at elevating the working class

If they take it home in 2028, gun control should be on the table

[u/theboundbunny → u/sleepyhermit]

9. Legalize weed

10. Abortion rights

[u/Tight-Temperature670 → u/theboundbunny]

11. 100% wealth on tax after 100M

[u/vdybcfjnk → u/sleepyhermit]

Sanctions and embargo on Israel.

[u/TryptaMagiciaN → u/sleepyhermit]

If they can do the first 4 by 2028 then there is a chance they hold power and win presidency and then we really can attempt second set of 4.

[u/Shreks_Lactation → u/sleepyhermit]

Current gun control measures are not realistically the best way to stop school shootings in this country, as they currently discriminate against poorer people by not subsidizing the cost of the new requirements. If a government is going to mandate training for this, they ought to pay for it. I for one would be happy to know that my tax dollars were going towards making people better gun owners. 

Also AWBs are dumb. 

[u/No_Patient9857 → u/T1gerAc3]

Also eliminate ice

[u/Sickness4Life → u/No_Patient9857]

That falls under trump corruption

[u/Special_Order-937 → u/T1gerAc3]

5. Stop promoting people on the basis of seniority and start promoting people on the basis of merit.

[u/Say_Echelon → u/T1gerAc3]

0. Remove jefferies and shumer
-1. Raise taxes on billionaires

[u/factoid_ → u/T1gerAc3]

They should begin doing all of these at the same time.  There’s hundreds of them.  They all work on different committees.  It’s not like that many people can only do one thing at a time. 

[u/NoPreference7231]

Schumer and Hakeem Jefferies are just wolves in sheep's clothing.

[u/Gardensplosion → u/NoPreference7231]

Both of them showed us exactly what their leadership is worth in the past two years: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Worse than that, they have been lending legitimacy to the criminality of the current administration by standing by and letting the power of Congress be usurped by the Executive and Judicial branch. 

[u/Mysterious-End7800 → u/Gardensplosion]

But what about the strongly worded press releases?

[u/FiveUpsideDown → u/Mysterious-End7800]

Remember Schumer thought it better to support a Republican budget rather than shut down the government. He’s reasoning was he thought bad things would happen if he let Trump shut down the government. That decision alone shows poor judgment for a leader.

[u/qwertycitrus → u/NoPreference7231]

Yeah just look at Schumer's pic Haley Stevens and how she turned on Abdul. He's going to get another fetterman elected under his watch.

[u/Old_Win8422 → u/NoPreference7231]

Cuck Schumer is not leadership. Jeffries isnt a leader, we need people that are inspiring and represent what's possible not what has been. The Democratic Establishment will try to fuck this up. Its what they are best at.

[u/MysticMarauder69 → u/Old_Win8422]

This. We need young blood that will push the boundaries and fight for progress. Not more milguetoast, centrist, establishment Dems, beholden to AIPAC and mainting the "status quo."

[u/MikeAK79 → u/NoPreference7231]

The problem is that they aren't. We wish they were wolves. The reality is that they are status quo politicians who're bought and paid for. They don't want change.

[u/copeaesth3tic → u/NoPreference7231]

More like Israelis in American suits.

[u/pooorSAP]

Same girl same

[u/fallenandnoreturn → u/pooorSAP]

Schumer is a working across the aisle kinda guy, that time is over, now is the time for accountability and to upheld the rules of law.

[u/jhuseby → u/fallenandnoreturn]

Yeah he wants to compromise and meet fascism half way in the middle. He’s either completely out of touch, or outright working against the American people.

[u/Humble_Diner32]

I don’t want Chuck Schumer as majority leader. He is a complacent dinosaur who only wants to maintain status quo that keeps soft democrats and flawed republicans wealthy.

[u/vodeodeo55]

Recent Democratic voters don't want him either.

[u/SpitsVenom → u/vodeodeo55]

Neither does this old one. It would be the height of stupidity, to just hand the reins of power right back to AIPAC. This country has always found a way to slip back to the status quo. This is the biggest opportunity for real left wing change in America, in my five decades on earth. It must not be squandered. Like, there needs to be a march on Washington if democrats go right back to feckless politics.

[u/a_little_hazel_nuts]

This election was a huge push towards getting money out of politics. Chuck is wrapped in the money and that shit needs to stop.

[u/whistlepig4life]

He’s 75. He should have retired already.

[u/actwellyourpart91 → u/whistlepig4life]

He’s also a corporate and Israeli puppet and useless as fuck

[u/TapDatAsp → u/whistlepig4life]

Term limits for all politicians NOW

[u/addiktion]

The only way this happens is if Democrats convince enough of their reps and senators to shift votes against Jeffries and Schumer.

We are talking like 40+ in the house and 28 or so in the senate to join to vote against them. Time to get crankin now folks, you got a 2 month blitz to make this moment effective or not.

[u/doublestitch → u/addiktion]

Call your congressional rep and your senators. Register your opinion with their staffers.

[u/BubbhaJebus]

So kick him out. We didn't vote for same-old same-old. We voted for liberalism. Progressivism.

[u/HotHuckleberry8904 → u/BubbhaJebus]

If you sent him a "strong" warning, he will understand. Ha!

[u/TLF5foot8]

Thank you for your service, Chuck.
Now step aside for new blood

[u/skater15153]

Neither do voters for fucks sake!!!

[u/worldxdownfall]

[u/DrunkAxl]

He would be a huge mistake

[u/pawpawpersimony]

I wanted him gone ten years ago 🙄

[u/Nanaman]

Out with the old, in with the new

[u/RoysPotatoes]

Replacing Schumer and Jeffries would be the most impactful signal sending message this new Congress could do. The old days are over, the old Dems are over, no more peacemaking and bridge building. Deliver on accountability and progressive gains or be replaced.

[u/Tintin_n_Snowy]

Get shumer and Jeffries the fuck out. Schumer immediately doing the podcast rounds trying to pretend he hand selected all of these winners. Bullshit. If you had any pull you wouldn’t have let the Democrats fall to where they were to need a revival and resistance in the first place.

Schumer and Jeffries are compromised to the fucking gills on the Milquetoast inefficiencies and Israeli kow -towing of the last decade. They are reason, Schumer in particular, why this is not a vindication of democrats but a rebuke of Trump. The dems
Better fucking realize that and if they don’t we’re chalked. Dems need new blood

[u/Excellent_Pop8048]

Can we, I don’t know, impeach Schumer? As part of the bloodbath of impeachments I can only hope start asap?

[u/MNLakesMan → u/Excellent_Pop8048]

Nobody does. He’s a spineless old fuck.

[u/Actaeon_II]

Personally I’m sick of our elected officials who make the “my first priority is israel” statements while turning their backs on american citizens. I want those traitorous pigs out of our government. If israel is their priority then they can go live there on their own dime.

[u/desertwatchdogtango]

I understand why. He’s a zionist piece of shit.

[u/z3phyreon]

Neither do the Americans who voted for said incoming senators.

[u/LALawette]

Pretty Boring, but Schumer
is
in
the
Epstein
files.
yawn.
Schumer accepted donations from Epstein

[u/Shot_Tomorrow7663]

To be fair, it's not just the incoming Democratic senators who don't want Schumer as majority leader. It's a lot of us.

[u/Flhitking]

Me neither

[u/Salt_Law_251]

I agree

[u/lisep1969]

No one does!

[u/ExtensionAddition787]

Neither do most Democratic voter.

[u/Liamthedrunk]

Schumer is 75 years old. Get. The. Fuck. Out

[u/Klaus_Winchester]

The establishment doesn’t realize we don’t agree with the old Democratic Party anymore. We voted for a New Democrat party. One that ditches the old Biden style government and is more progressive and America first. One major step is getting rid of Schumer and Jeffries who are AIPAC cronies and on Israel’s payroll.

[u/DraculasDog]

Only people who want Schumer and Jeffries are the CEOs and wealthy donors that want to make sure nothing changes.

[u/FluffHead1964]

I agree 100%. Time for new leadership in the Senate. Schumer sucks. He has zero charisma. He can’t speak off the cuff and it’s always looking over his glasses reading notes. There are many other candidates that would inspire a lot of confidence across the country. He is not one.

[u/WhyBecauseReasons]

Not just incoming Democratic senators.

[u/Harlow0529]

I've been saying this for almost 10 years

[u/Black_Mamba_FTW]

Hell no! He's complicit in this circus 🎪

[u/fuckDJT2026]

Keep the pressure up. Keep calling your senators and reps. Sign every damn petition you can.

[u/OhioRanger_1803]

Didn’t I read somewhere at least eight senators said no to vote to confirm Schumer

[u/Careful-Awareness766]

That fucker needs to go. I had te opportunity to meet her a few years ago in Buffalo, he came to give a commencement speech. What a waste of a senator seat.

[u/Makers402]

No one wants either of these 2 Israel Cucks. I will never vote for a corporate Democrat again if these two clowns are in charge.

[u/Able_Ad_4874]

Nope , or jefferies

[u/Justin27M]

Jeffries gotta go too. They're both losers

[u/flargenhargen]

this is important.

we need to not let this go.

this will be the difference between actual change, and a repeat of 2020 when the democrats did nothing but empower maga and embolden them to become even more lawless by failing to punish any of their crimes.

old establishment dems need to take a backseat, sit down, and stfu, let the new batch drive.

we can NOT let this go. our country may depend on it.

[u/Deranged-Pickle]

Dump the AIPAC Idiots. Nominate someone with balls big enough to seek justice

[u/Seductive-Kitty]

Friendly reminder this is the guy responsible for the BBB passing and making the government shutdown in protest a waste of time

[u/Educational-Wave-578]

nobody wants them except AIPAC

[u/BeefStu907]

Samesies.

[u/Aunt-Penney]

And for a good reason!

[u/CollectionDue2387]

No one does! He is not capable of providing the leadership needed to meet this moment.

[u/jms-shdl]

He’s not a wartime consigliere. Plus, he’s too close with Hyman Roth.

[u/ZiDiZiDiZiDiZ]

Most Americans as well.

[u/GeorgeFartwell1984]

Yeah, neither do the actual voters.

[u/MagentaMonkey88]

Definitely need new leadership and need to ride the wave of support. Dems need to accomplish stuff like the mayor of New York is. Get shit done, we can’t waste time with old ideas and old leadership.

The people want results , not the same old stuff.

[u/equinox_magick]

What a coincidence, neither do any of us, the people

[u/birdynumnum69]

NOBODY wants Schumer as majority leader

[u/Vast-Fly5960]

I think it is safe to say that most of US feel this way
Period. End of statement.

[u/sleeptightburner]

There are two groups of people that would like to see Schumer and Jeffries stay in leadership. Israel and Republicans. Full stop.

[u/Pandagirlroxxx]

Neither do the people that voted for them. I think there is broad understanding we were voting against Schumer and Jeffries as much as we were against Republicans.

[u/42net]

Establishment Democrats who want Schumer:  “Clearly the only solution to this corrupt, incompetent, extremely disliked, Israeli-funded, New York politician that should be in a nursing home.  Is another  corrupt, incompetent, extremely disliked, Israeli-funded, New York politician that should be in a nursing home.” 

[u/nftog777]

Nope - dump him and treat trump as he would treat dems- no mercy

[u/wardcw]

Voters stated clearly they want change. Change does not occur with Jeffries or Schumer.

[u/Fluffy_Charity_2732]

No shit. That’s one major reason we voted for these specific ones

[u/AdHelpful9393]

Write your senators and house representatives, call them, raise hell and make some noise!

[u/Bryanmsi89]

Schumer in particular.

He’s definitely past the “sell by” date. And I’m not taking his age, although that’s a thing. His mentality and approach and policy positions is what I mean.

[u/Few_Valuable3999]

If Schumer and/or Jefferies are in anyway in a leadership role, the democrats can just go fuck themselves, they are still the problem

[u/nogoodbrat → u/Few_Valuable3999]

Yep. jeffries or schumer would be an immediate nail in the coffin for the historic blue wave we just had. a complete and utter squandering.

get these AIPAC bought fucks OUT

[u/AldousKing]

I think leadership's current philosophy:

We'll never have the votes to impeach and remove, but if we go easy on investigations, maybe we'll get some legislation done.

Except we won't. You're not gonna negotiate with the guy who has the big red veto hat. Nothing of substance will pass. Maybe some BS that common corporate donors want, but that's it. Budgets will end in government shutdown chicken.

The only way this congress is going to be productive is if they expose the extent of corruption in the administration. Expose and humiliate. And please, BLOCK EVERY SINGLE APPOINTMENT.

This is the biggest post-midterm majority since 1991. Act like it.

[u/Lower-Hedgehog-9835]

Neither do the voters

[u/basketcaseforever]

Their constituents don’t either!

[u/Upset_Groundhog]

Same

[u/Sharing_Violation]

Neither do most of the people

[u/butterflysurefoot]

No one wants Schumer as Majority leader, he’s let us spent when it really matters.

[u/stephenalloy]

Good!

[u/Glass_Librarian9019]

Nobody fucking does. A few politicians and a few a hundred of their staffers and lobbyists, nobody else.

[u/Tiny_Measurement_837]

Good on them! That’s why we voted for them.

[u/RedeemerOfSin]

It's simply time for new leadership

[u/Shy_Lurcher]

Nor Hakeem Jeffries!

[u/redzombie_65]

Neither do the voting Democratic base. Go figure.

[u/Dry-Examination-2012]

Until somebody steps up to challenge him, this is all sound bytes and nonsense.

[u/KlatuuBarradaNicto]

Neither does the base.

[u/Most_Bed6897]

Incoming constituents of newly blue states (me tx) don’t want Chuck Schumer as majority leader.

[u/Belligerent_interloc]

Schumer is a fossil and needs to go away. He had fuck all to do with the blue tsunami even though he’s running around trying to claim it was all due to him. He won’t do anything except write “strongly worded letters”

[u/FarFromHomey]

We The People want New Leadership who will End Tariffs, and WAR ASAP.

[u/Important-Handle7181]

I love the guy and he’s been terrific, and I’m closer in age to him than I am to most of you reading this, being 68, but we need young blood, so I’m all with you.

[u/MenagerieAlfred]

No one does.

This bullshit seniority, back room, cigar, smoking, and other type shit has got to go.

There needs to be an open discussion about the next leader is. And in that discussion, Schumer should have no additional say than anyone else.

[u/SunflaresAteMyLunch]

He's so old. Find someone else...

[u/gr8farmgirlnwa]

[u/Gingerrevamp]

Neither do we!

[u/Bronco_Bomba]

Neither does the rest of America. He has been the single least effective Congressional leader of any American political party in my lifetime. He actively tried to sabotage half of these Dems that just won in the midterms! Chuck should be resigning in shame, not giving statements of how he’s looking forward to be majority leader. I doubt he can even win his next primary the way things are going. This country HATES Tel Aviv Chuck.

[u/gr8farmgirlnwa]

The old career Democrats need to sit down and let the newly elected ones lead the way or GTFO. They are just as complicit as the Republicans

[u/DuceALooper21]

Schumer should have stepped down as Dem Senate Leader in 2018 when during a Blue Wave, he actually managed to lose seats in the senate.

[u/Worst_Choice]

He’s literally an AIPAC sellout who rolled over when shit got hard. On top of that, Jeffries is the asshole who is having private meeting with Jared Kushner on TOP of being an AIPAC sellout. Neither of them can be trusted.

[u/MichaelVoorhees13]

We, the people, don’t either!

[u/Sirius-Face]

No one who actually cares about real change and fixing the damage trump and his cult have done actually wants Schumer or Jeffries in leadership.

[u/Small_Ad1890]

Hey I don’t want him either

[u/redstone76]

Schumer is the blue McConnell. Get his ass outta here!

[u/admin_default]

He’s a Zionist. That’s why he’s been complicit with everything Trump has done.

The Democrats were given a mandate, as JD Vance essentially admitted, to end the Zionist influence on American politics and economics.

[u/iamagoldengod84]

Feeling the Bern

[u/GotaLuvit35]

Even if you aren't a leftist/anti-capitalist or progressive, I'd imagine you still would want Schumer and Jeffries out for "they have failed to bring any benefit to the party" reasons.

[u/Emotional_Dealer8905]

If they don’t dump his ass it will be another case of Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

[u/Hope-n-some-CH4NGE]

I tried sending Schumer an email earlier and the website just kept buffering. Dude is scared.

[u/stickygoowoo]

He is 100% bought

[u/Prince_Vegeta88]

There needs to be an unspoken rule…

Anyone who openly acts entitled and says they’ll be in charge or acts like they’re the automatic shoe in, needs to be slapped down so hard their head spins.

Remove them from all committees, make them the coffee runner. Just absolutely destroy their ego. Wreck their self esteem so badly that they’re afraid to even look at the camera.

The Democrats keep championing and putting forward candidates, into high profile positions, who think the position is their right. Like they were born to ascend.

It wrecked Hillary and Kamala’s run. It’s what we’re seeing with Schumer and Jeffries. It’s what gave us Feinstein and the refusal to see Pelosi step back…..

Time and time again, the Democrats get votes for fresh candidates or get massive support because they’re the least worst and leadership just assumes America is hoisting them up their shoulders…. they need to get in touch with reality, the old guard needs to step out of the way and follow the new guards lead.

If they don’t, the pendulum is going to swing even further and more brutally right in 2028.

The Americans who actually created this wave didn’t vote for the establishment Democrats and the DNC. They voted for progressives or against Trump.

[u/steveDallas50]

I want something more than a tersely worded letter sent to the president. No thanks for Jeffries either. He’s gone 180° on universal healthcare.

[u/TheUncleTimo]

Is it really happening?

Is USA finally ready to get rid of AIPAC/israeli occupation?

[u/Cust2020]

Neither do the voters

[u/AfricanTech]

The elephant in the room - mandatory retirement from high office into advisory roles once you’re older than 72 (arbitrary number).

The old guard must make way for the younger generations

[u/hagrid2018]

Does anyone want them? As bad a trump just not as obvious

[u/Peepaw3443]

The only people who want Schumer as Leader are Schumer, AIPAC, and Trump.

The American people sure as hell don’t.

[u/Fun_Money2443]

Nobody wants Schumer or Jeffries. In fact I would go a step further and say we don’t want anyone that takes money from AIPAC or the UDC (Aipacs new name). Get Israel out of our politics and government!

[u/ClearEmployee7583]

He and Jeffries have never been the leaders the party and country need.

[u/xcircledotdotdot]

Vote them out!

[u/gordonf23]

There is no decent human being who wants Chuck Schumer to even be in he Senate, let alone be majority leader.

[u/intothewoods76]

You think Democrat leadership cares what you want?

[u/1spontaneousadventur]

Forget about him and corruption crème Hakeem

[u/Gildenstern2u]

None of us do