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Democrats turn on Schumer after historic election wins as potential challenger emerges

The calls for change that helped flip the Senate on Election Night have now reached the chamber itself, where some Democrats are turning their backs on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 12, 2026, 8:55 PM UTC
Key points
  • But for Schumer, a group of protesters chanted outside of his personal office "hey, hey, ho, ho, Chuck Schumer has got to go." Outside groups, like the progressive organization Indivisible, are bucking Schumer, too.
  • El-Sayed told Fox News Digital "time will tell" on how leadership elections will shake out, and whether Van Hollen has a strong enough coalition to beat Schumer.
  • Senators-elect Adam Hamilton, Peggy Flanagan, Scott Colom and Abdul El-Sayed have all publicly rejected Schumer as the Democratic leader.

They recently launched the "Tell Democrats: NO Schumer Coronation" campaign urging supporters to push their senator to not back Schumer.

Additional details
  • Several senators-elect that rode the blue wave to Washington, D.C., have publicly said they will not support Schumer for leader.
  • Schumer intends to seek another term as Democratic leader as his party prepares to take control of the Senate next year.
  • "This is a unique moment, and it's our job to make sure we honor our mandate." But Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Kirstin Gillibrand, D-N.Y., fiercely defended him on Tuesday.
  • "And that is why you will see, despite all the grumblings, enormous gratitude for the hard work he has done to get us to this position," Gillibrand said.
  • Schumer still has several allies in the caucus, including Sen.

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