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51. If you look at polls of "favorability" ratings,...

Fri Feb 6, 2026, 02:06 PM

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Jeffries is unpopular, but Schumer is deeply unpopular (like, almost twice the "unfavorable" numbers as Trump)

Whether that would be enough to get Senate Democrats to overthrow him, I don't know. But historically, Minority Leaders aren't the most liked people.

In early 2024, then-Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had just about the same numbers as Schumer does now.

It seems that vilification for "NOT FIGHTING!" kind of comes with the job and the limits of power it has.

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I don't know of any SocialDemocrat61 Friday #24

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