Andrew Desiderio(@AndrewDesiderio):Despite continued gripes from the left, Schumer’s standing among Senate Dems has improved as the party has rallied behind candidates that run from moderate to far-left & are embracing the same overall message “We don’t demand that every one of our candidates has the exact same policy issues. We’re not going to win if every candidate has to check off the same boxes all the time.”

2026.10.01 12:26

Despite continued gripes from the left, Schumer’s standing among Senate Dems has improved as the party has rallied behind candidates that run from moderate to far-left & are embracing the same overall message “We don’t demand that every one of our candidates has the exact same policy issues. We’re not going to win if every candidate has to check off the same boxes all the time.”

Andrew Desiderio@AndrewDesiderio

2026.10.01 12:23

“It’s neck-and-neck. Who would’ve thought?” Schumer talks to us about the midterms, but has a warning for those thinking Dem wins are a shoo-in: the GOP’s “huge” money advantage could be what saves their majority. But he’s betting that Dems’ advantage with “candiadtes & political climate” can overcome that Schumer also downplayed the impact of Fairshake/crypto PAC $ going into Ohio against Sherrod Brown w/ @LauraEWeiss16