Regardless of what happens today with the CR, I think it’s obvious that Chuck Schumer is incapable of meeting this moment and not up to the task of being the Senate Democratic Leader. He epitomizes the concept of the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. As Josh Marshall said, “Schumer is a weak man and a fool.” That is a very bad combination when we’re fighting an authoritarian in the White House.

Ideally he would resign from the Senate altogether, but at the very least he should step down as the party’s senate leader.

Senate Democratic leader is not a lifetime position like Supreme Court Justice. Nor is it a termed position. At any point the 46 other Democratic senators could demand that he step down and elect a new senate leader. That has to happen. We don’t need Republican votes for this, and we don’t have to wait until a future election. The 46 other Democratic senators could oust him tonight if they wanted to.

This is something the Senate Democrats could do IMMEDIATELY. There’s no waiting for an election, no filibuster to overcome, no Republicans that have to be won over. It’s just the 46 Democratic Senators.

Going forward we should be demanding that Schumer step down as leader, and demanding that our Democratic senators call for him to step down. If he doesn’t then our priority needs to be to support a 2026 2028 primary challenger to him.

Edit: I’m editing this to reflect that Schumer isn’t up for re-election until 2028. I thought it was 2026. He should still be forced out as the Democrats’ leader.

Originally Posted By u/Rogue_Lion At 2025-03-14 12:51:30 PM | Source