Schumer is Now the Most Unpopular Senate Democrat Leader in history
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Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer’s popularity stands at a record low for Democratic leaders in the upper chamber, CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said Tuesday.
The New York lawmaker had a negative 4 popularity rating among Democrats in September, Mr. Enten said on “CNN News Central,” citing Pew Research Center and FiveThirtyEight data.
About half of Americans surveyed held unfavorable views of Mr. Schumer, according to Pew Research.
In his analysis, Mr. Enten said Mr. Schumer is the least popular Democratic Senate leader in polling history going back to 1985.
“He’s underwater with Democrats, his own party,” Mr. Enten said.
The analyst said it’s because “Democrats want a fighter.”
When asked by anchor Sara Sidner about a potential challenge to his Senate seat, Mr. Enten said Mr. Schumer is seen more favorably by New York Democrats, but not as much as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The New York lawmaker had a negative 4 popularity rating among Democrats in September, Mr. Enten said on “CNN News Central,” citing Pew Research Center and FiveThirtyEight data.
About half of Americans surveyed held unfavorable views of Mr. Schumer, according to Pew Research.
In his analysis, Mr. Enten said Mr. Schumer is the least popular Democratic Senate leader in polling history going back to 1985.
“He’s underwater with Democrats, his own party,” Mr. Enten said.
The analyst said it’s because “Democrats want a fighter.”
When asked by anchor Sara Sidner about a potential challenge to his Senate seat, Mr. Enten said Mr. Schumer is seen more favorably by New York Democrats, but not as much as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
