Democratic voters have indicated they want newer and younger leadership in the party
And Incoming Democratic senators want someone other than Chuck Schumer to become the next majority leader in the US Senate,
although Schumer likely still has enough votes in his caucus to remain the top Democrat.
Annie Andrews, the Democratic senator-elect from South Carolina, told Fox News’s Bret Baier on Thursday that the Democratic party needs new leadership.
When asked whether she would support Schumer’s leadership bid, she replied:
“I still very much believe it’s time for generational change on both sides of the aisle.”
Adam Hamilton, the senator-elect from Kansas, told CNN on the campaign trail that he would not support Schumer as the party’s leader.
Hamilton, the first Democrat to win a Kansas Senate seat in 94 years, had pitched himself as independent from the Democratic party.
Abdul El-Sayed, the senator-elect from Michigan, again declined to support Schumer as the majority leader on CNN on Thursday and said he wanted to consider other options.
Other incoming Democrats have also declined to support Schumer, including
James Talarico, the senator-elect from Texas;
Juliana Stratton, the senator-elect of Illinois;
Chris Pappas, the senator-elect of New Hampshire;
Peggy Flanagan, the senator-elect of Minnesota; and
Troy Jackson, the senator-elect of Maine
