Schumer Stays Off Senate Trail as Democrats in 3 States Reject His Leadership

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 29

Chuck Schumer has largely avoided in-person Senate campaigning in the final stretch, shifting to virtual events as Democratic candidates increasingly distance themselves from his leadership.
3 battleground-state candidates cited in the report — Scott Colom in Mississippi, Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan and Adam Hamilton in Kansas — have declined to back Schumer or said outright they would oppose him as leader.
$1.2 million in Senate Majority PAC advertising is headed to Mississippi, yet Colom said Democrats need more rural voices in leadership rather than figures from "the same borough" in New York.
John Thune, by contrast, has campaigned across at least 7 states since the Senate left Washington last month, giving Republicans a clear leadership contrast as control of the chamber remains unsettled.
The split underscores a broader Democratic identity fight, with Republicans arguing Schumer's standing has become a liability even in a political environment that could otherwise favor Democrats.