# Schumer’s bid to remain Senate Democratic leader faces skepticism

https://mins.news/en/video/136080

- CNN, 2026-11-09 19:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5iLJYzBPA8

> Chuck Schumer is confident he will keep leading Senate Democrats after the party won the chamber’s majority on Tuesday, but some colleagues are unconvinced. At a Saturday post-election gathering in Washington, Chris Van Hollen and Elissa Slotkin declined to endorse him, and Slotkin said she might run herself.

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