# Schumer confident in Senate leadership bid despite dwindling support

https://mins.news/en/video/138116

- Guardian News, 2026-11-10 22:53 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgRhx2JUByA

> New York Senator Chuck Schumer said he was confident he would become Senate majority leader after Democrats won at least 54 seats in the midterm elections. His comments followed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’ announcement that he would not support Schumer, joining a growing number of Democratic senators who have said the same.

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