{"id":2525496,"date":"2025-12-27T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-sinks-to-lowest-approval-rating-of-all-us-political-leaders\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T12:51:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T17:51:24","slug":"schumer-sinks-to-lowest-approval-rating-of-all-us-political-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-sinks-to-lowest-approval-rating-of-all-us-political-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer Sinks to Lowest Approval Rating of All US Political Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-sinks-to-lowest-approval-rating-of-all-us-political-leaders%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2525496&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Gallup poll conducted dec. 1-15 finds Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer with a 28% job\u2011approval rating, the lowest of 14 major Washington figures surveyed (margin of error \u00b14%). The article notes Schumer is underwater across the political spectrum and that only 39% of Democrats now approve of his performance &#8211; a steep drop from two years earlier. Other leaders fared better (examples: Senate GOP leader John Thune 34%, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries 37%, President Trump 36%, federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell 44%).<\/p>\n<p>The piece links Schumer&#8217;s decline to several recent controversies and perceived leadership failures: criticism for how he handled government funding fights (avoiding a shutdown in spring, leading one in the fall that yielded little for Democrats), his refusal to endorse New York City mayor\u2011elect Zohran Mamdani, and rising intra\u2011party challenges and criticisms from figures like Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio\u2011Cortez. A Siena College New York poll is cited showing his lowest approval in 21 years. The article concludes with an editorial suggestion that Schumer&#8217;s influence has waned and that retirement or removal from leadership may be coming.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer can get in front of as many cameras as he can, but that doesn&rsquo;t seem to be helping the beleaguered New York Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new poll from <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/700241\/americans-end-year-gloomy-mood.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallup<\/a> released Dec. 22, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chuck-schumer-accuses-gop-senator-despicable-islamophobia-telling-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schumer<\/a> will end 2025 as Washington, D.C.&rsquo;s least <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kurt-schlichter-the-republicans-mitch-mcconnell-problem\/\" title=\"Kurt Schlichter: The Republicans\u2019 Mitch McConnell Problem\">popular major politician<\/a>, beating 13 others to the bottom of the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&rsquo;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).<\/p>\n<p>And just consider that last count: The media has spent the entirety of 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-sen-kelly-appears-criminally-leaked-classified-information-falsely-accusing-hegseth-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beating up on Hegseth<\/a> for imaginary scandals blown up to Brobdingnagian proportions &mdash; and he still polls eight points ahead of Chuck Schumer.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more, there isn&rsquo;t a single political group that has a positive opinion of Schumy: Only 16 percent of Republicans and 30 percent of independents disapprove of him, and only 39 percent of Democrats approve of him.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The only other figure who is below water with every political group is Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell &mdash; but he still managed a 44 percent approval rating.<\/p>\n<p>The poll, taken between Dec. 1-15, had a margin of error of 4 percent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Schumer&rsquo;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,&rdquo; Gallup said in a media release.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t an outlier, either, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/12\/23\/us-news\/chuck-schumer-has-lowest-approval-rating-of-american-leaders-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A Siena College poll of New York state voters taken last month also showed Schumer with his lowest approval rating in 21 years of surveys. A majority of voters in deep blue New York had an unfavorable view of the longtime senator,&rdquo; the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>There are a number of takeaways here, among them that politicians across the board are unpopular &mdash; but at least they&rsquo;re mostly popular with their own people. Schumer, 75, has no power base.<\/p>\n<p>After getting flak <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/soros-comes-schumer-dem-leader-faces-end-career-soros-backed-org-marks-elimination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for avoiding a shutdown in the spring<\/a>, then leading a shutdown in the fall that got the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/six-democrats-defied-party-end-schumer-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats virtually nothing in return<\/a> for keeping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaigns-seize-on-government-shutdown-to-bolster-candidates\/\" title=\"Campaigns seize on government ... to bolster candidates\">federal government shuttered<\/a> for over a month, he&rsquo;s widely seen as impotent and decrepit in a Beltway environment that, after the debacle that was Joe Biden&rsquo;s final years, emphasizes youth and action.<\/p>\n<p>And aside from the shutdown debacles, there was also the issue of Schumer&rsquo;s pointed distance from the Democrats&rsquo; rising star of 2025, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/politics\/2025\/12\/this-democrat-is-now-the-least-popular-leader-in-washington-new-poll.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJ.com<\/a> noted, the lawmaker&rsquo;s refusal to endorse the Democratic nominee led to some questioning his leadership more loudly.<\/p>\n<p>Take Rep. Ro Khanna of California, a rising star within the party who posted this after Mamdani&rsquo;s win and the shutdown L:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can&rsquo;t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/1987704522391630139?\">November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Schumer has made it clear he has no intention of going anywhere without a fight, and the fight, from all appearances, is being taken to him. Not just via social media posts, either.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been leading in virtually every poll in a primary battle against Schumer, who is up for reelection in 2028. AOC might decline, because a senatorial campaign would end her chances at the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination &mdash; a position polls also show her plausibly able to capture, God help us &mdash; but there are no shortage of Democrats in New York state who want higher office, some of whom haven&rsquo;t even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cuomos-comeback-hopes-shattered-bombshell-report-reveals-new-numbers-nursing-home-cover\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >killed nursing home patients<\/a><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/11-women-accused-gov-andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment--stories\/\">sexually harassed staffers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s assuming he wants to run or maintains his position as party leader. Entering his ninth year as head of the Democratic caucus in the upper chamber, his clout is long past the point of diminishing returns. He can get in front of as many cameras as he wants, but he&rsquo;s spent a career doing that, and he&rsquo;s now the least-popular major political figure in Washington by a not-insubstantial margin.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, things are so bad at this point, even the camera might become sentient and turn itself off in disgust. 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