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A New York Post editorial board piece published on Tuesday noted that rank-and-file Democrats are largely dispirited and frustrated after a lengthy shutdown failed to win concessions from majority Republicans on issues important to their party.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter that they\u2019re near-powerless because they lost last year\u2019s elections. That is, \u2018saving democracy\u2019 never had anything to do with respecting the wishes of the majority of voters; it always meant simply \u2018Stop Orange Man!\u2019\u201d the op-ed continued, even if it meant harming the country or impeding Trump policies that improve the lives of all Americans.<\/p>\n
The op-ed noted, too, that the most left-wing base of the Democratic Party in Congress is livid with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), even calling for him to be removed.<\/p>\n
\u201cSen. Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,\u201d postured Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.).
There have been rumors for months that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has been eyeing a primary challenge to Schumer, which is why he bent to her wing of the party to keep the government shuttered.<\/p>\n
A new report from CNN says that, if she does challenge Schumer, AOC would likely win.<\/p>\n
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten reported Tuesday that Schumer\u2019s approval rating has fallen to its lowest level for any Democratic Senate leader since at least 1985.<\/p>\n
The decline comes as some Democrats call for Schumer\u2019s removal following the decision by eight members of his caucus to support a stopgap measure aimed at ending the nation\u2019s longest government shutdown. Enten, speaking on CNN News Central, said Schumer\u2019s net approval among Democrats stood at minus four, citing data from the Pew Research Center and FiveThirtyEight compiled in September.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at this \u2014 least popular Dem Senate leader ever. I looked at all of the polls going all the way back since 1985. The one who has the lowest rating among Democrats is, in fact, Chuck Schumer,\u201d Enten said during a Monday segment. \u201cLook at this. He\u2019s underwater with Democrats, his own party. He\u2019s underwater. He\u2019s at minus four points. That makes him the least popular guy for a Dem Senate leader going all the way back since the mid-1980s at least.\u201d<\/p>\n
Enten said Schumer\u2019s declining popularity among Democrats stems from perceptions that he has not been aggressive enough in confronting President Trump. \u201cDemocrats want a fighter,\u201d Enten explained, noting that polling shows a large majority of Democratic voters believe Congress is not doing enough to push back against the president.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the first term, it was just 46% in 2017. That\u2019s the percentage of Democrats who said that the Dems in Congress are doing too little to oppose Donald Trump. Look at where we are now \u2014 69%,\u201d Enten said. \u201cThat is an increase of, get this, 23 points. The super, super duper majority of Democrats believe that the Democrats in Congress are not doing enough to oppose Donald Trump. And that, of course, is a big, big, big, huge criticism of Chuck Schumer. And that is why he is underwater.\u201d<\/p>\n
Enten also noted that Schumer\u2019s approval ratings have dropped sharply in his home state of New York, citing recent polling from Siena College. He added that if Ocasio-Cortez were to challenge Schumer for his Senate seat, current data suggests she would likely win.<\/p>\n
\u201cLook at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez running way ahead. If she decides to challenge Chuck Schumer come 2028, she\u2019s got a real leg up on the competition,\u201d he added. \u201cI dare say, at this point, she would be the favorite to beat him.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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