Petitions to Replace Chuck Schumer Pass 100,000 Signatures Day After Launch
Summary
Two Change.org petitions urging Senate Democrats to replace Chuck Schumer as their leader had more than 118,000 verified signatures combined on Thursday, the day after they were launched. The article also reports that some newly elected Democratic senators have called for new leadership or have not committed to supporting Schumer.Key Facts
- One petition had 43,446 verified signatures as of Thursday; the other had 75,402 as of 9:23 p.m. ET.
- The petitions were created on Wednesday by Chris Sader and Laura Ciocia, according to Change.org.
- The petitions criticize Schumer’s leadership and cite his past positions and political donations.
- Maine senator-elect Troy Jackson and Kansas senator-elect Adam Hamilton were named as newly elected senators who said they would not support Schumer as leader.
- South Carolina senator-elect Annie Andrews called for generational change, while Minnesota senator-elect Peggy Flanagan said new leadership was needed.
- Michigan senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed did not commit to supporting Schumer and said he would support Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen if Van Hollen sought the position.
- A separate petition opposing Hakeem Jeffries as House speaker had 762,343 verified signatures as of 9:10 p.m. ET Thursday.
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