Patriot Brief
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Bottom of the pack: Gallup ranked Chuck Schumer as the least popular major political figure in Washington with a 28 percent approval rating.
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No base left: Schumer is underwater with Republicans, independents, and even Democrats, where approval has dropped sharply.
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Leadership questioned: Polling and recent shutdown missteps have fueled growing doubts about Schumer’s future as party leader.
Chuck Schumer can book every cable hit he wants, but Americans are officially changing the channel. A new Gallup poll puts the longtime New York Democrat in a league of his own and not in a good way. While Washington is unpopular across the board, Schumer has managed something rare. He has united the country in disapproval. Republicans dislike him, independents are unimpressed, and even Democrats are quietly reaching for the exit. That takes talent.
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) November 10, 2025
Gateway Pundit reports:
“According to a new poll from Gallup released Dec. 22, Schumer will end 2025 as Washington, D.C.’s least popular major politician, beating 13 others to the bottom of the rankings.
Schumer’s 28 percent approval rating puts him below his Republican counterpart, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune (34 percent approval), Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (37 percent), President Donald Trump (36 percent), Vice President J.D. Vance (39 percent), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (39 percent), and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (36 percent).
‘Schumer’s rating among his own party has worsened markedly. Two years ago, 76% of Democrats approved of his job and 20% disapproved, but now 39% approve and 56% disapprove,’ Gallup said in a media release.”
At some point, even Washington lifers have to read the room. Schumer has spent decades chasing cameras, but the applause has stopped and the poll numbers prove it. When your own party is looking past you and voters across the spectrum are fed up, the problem is not messaging. It is leadership. Maybe it is time for Chuck to step aside before the cameras decide to turn themselves off.
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