Senator Chuck Schumer is increasingly looking like a dead man walking.
Less than a week after Schumer brokered a deal to end the government shutdown, Democrats are still seething mad at this supposed betrayal.
Speaking in New Hampshire over the weekend, Booker was asked about Schumer’s continued position as Senate Minority leader.
Chuck Schumer’s generation, Nancy Pelosi’s generation, John Lewis’s generation, they have so much to be proud of,” he said.
“It is time, though, for new leadership. The other generations, X, Millennials, Z, it’s time for us to step up. The stage is waiting for us to lead.”
Booker joins a growing chorus of Democrats calling for Schumer to step aside, becoming the first senator to do so.
Several House Democrats have already expressed the same view, among them Reps. Ro Khanna of California, Ayanna Pressley and Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Delia Ramirez of Illinois, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
”Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced,” Khanna wrote last week.
“If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?|
Hellbound and Down 