After moderate Democrats agreed to reopen the government without securing an extension on health care subsidies, lawmakers such as Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) declared that Schumer — who voted against the deal — was “no longer effective” while Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) called for “new leadership,” too.
Schumer has vowed to “keep fighting” ahead of a vote — as promised to Democrats by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) — on extending the soon-to-expire subsidies.
Enten argued that a reason behind the figure is because Democrats want a “fighter.”
He later pointed to CNN/SSRS polling that shows 69% of Democrats (and those who lean toward the party) last month indicated that Democrats in Congress did “too little” to oppose President Donald Trump, a notable increase from 2017 (46%).
“That, of course, is a big, big, big, huge criticism of Chuck Schumer. And that is why he is underwater,” Enten added.
Enten — when asked about talk of Schumer being challenged for his Senate seat in 2028 — highlighted how Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has “got a real leg up” on the competition in terms of her net favorable rating among New York Democrats (+46 percentage points compared to Schumer at +16).