Schumer Won’t Say If He’d Oppose Primary Challenges to Sinema and Manchin

Is the Senate majority leader terrified of a primary challenge in New York?

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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., December 8, 2020.

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How scared is Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer of the progressive base? Scared enough to risk his majority and the entire Democratic legislative agenda.

In an interview this week, Schumer would not say “if he would stay neutral or support Manchin and Sinema if they face primary challengers in the next cycle,” CNN’s Edward-Isaac Dovere and Manu Raju report.

John McCormack

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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