Likely Dem Senate Candidate In Swing State Says Schumer Should Step Down

Another high-profile Democrat is calling on Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to resign as the party leader faces mounting criticism over his decision to vote to advance a GOP spending bill.

Democratic Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, who is considering jumping into the state’s Democratic primary for the open Senate seat, said Schumer should step down from his leadership post in an interview with POLITICO published Tuesday morning. McMorrow’s admission that she would not vote for Schumer for conference leader if elected to the Senate comes as the Democratic Party is engaged in bitter infighting over how to resist President Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress.

“ think that what I’m seeing in elected leaders, frankly, in both parties, who it almost feels like stepping back is a sign of weakness and a failure,” McMorrow told POLITICO. “Chuck Schumer has dedicated his life to public service and fought a lot of really great fights, and it can be time to step back.”

“I would look for other leadership who understands that it’s a different moment,” McMorrow added. “I have a tremendous amount of respect for Nancy Pelosi, who, similarly, while still in Congress, recognized it is time to have new leadership who can build up that muscle to respond to the moment.”

McMorrow joined with former Speaker Pelosi, Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, far-left activist groups and an array of congressional Democrats in criticizing Schumer’s decision to stave off a government shutdown by voting to advance a GOP government funding measure. Democratic lawmakers previously warned about the consequences of letting government funding lapse during prior shutdown fights.