{"id":2641456,"date":"2026-08-06T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donna-brazile-says-schumer-jeffries-will-have-to-fight-really-hard\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T19:50:55","slug":"donna-brazile-says-schumer-jeffries-will-have-to-fight-really-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donna-brazile-says-schumer-jeffries-will-have-to-fight-really-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna Brazile says Schumer, Jeffries will have to &#8216;fight really hard&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fdonna-brazile-says-schumer-jeffries-will-have-to-fight-really-hard%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=2641456&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>Donna Brazile, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-biden-knew-about-fbi-raid-like-he-knew-about-hunters-deals\/\" title=\"Trump: Biden Knew About FBI Raid &quot;Like He Knew About Hunter&#039;s Deals&quot;\">veteran political strategist<\/a>, indicated that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader chuck Schumer may soon face challenges to their leadership as a new, more progressive generation of Democrats gains influence within the party. Brazile highlighted recent primaries, especially in Michigan, as evidence of the shifting political landscape, with candidates like Abdul el Sayed attracting support from prominent Democrats like Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, despite being outside the traditional establishment. This signals increasing ideological divisions and a move toward populist messaging, with some Democrats emphasizing independence from the party\u2019s traditional progressive wing. Brazile pointed out that el Sayed\u2019s political trajectory and his recent declarations distancing himself from labels such as &#8220;progressive&#8221; or &#8220;Dsa&#8221; underscore a desire among Democratic voters for new leadership and ideas.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veteran political strategist<strong> <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donna-brazile\/\">Donna Brazile<\/a> suggested House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) could soon face serious challenges to their leadership as a new generation of progressive Democrats gain momentum within the party. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey are going to have to fight for their leadership roles,\u201d Brazile said on <em>Straight Shooter with Stephen A. Smith<\/em> Wednesday. \u201cThey\u2019re going to have to fight really hard to convince the Elizabeth Warrens, the Cory Bookers, the Chris Van Hollens.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4677762\/donna-brazile-schumer-jeffries-fight-hold-on-leadership\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Donna Brazile: Schumer and Jeffries are \u2018going to have to fight\u2019 to hold on to leadership<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4677732\/meet-michigan-salsa-mogul-thomas-smith-beat-trump-endorsed-republican\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Meet the Michigan salsa mogul who just beat a Trump-endorsed Republican<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4677781\/trump-endorses-andy-ogles-tennessee-gop-primary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump re-ups endorsement of Andy Ogles amid tough Tennessee primary<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brazile\u2019s comments come as Democrats grapple with growing ideological divisions following the rising influence of candidates running against the party establishment. Recent primaries have exposed fractures between traditional Democratic leadership and candidates campaigning on antiestablishment, populist messaging. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brazile pointed to Michigan as evidence of the shifting political landscape, highlighting the growing support behind <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\">Democratic<\/a> Senate nominee<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\"> Abdul el Sayed<\/a>, who first gained national attention during his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Michigan_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2018_(August_7_Democratic_primary)\">unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign<\/a> against Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UVWyEfdMWxM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brazile noted that several prominent Democrats, including Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ayanna-pressley\/\">Ayanna Pressley<\/a> (D-MA) and Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY), backed Abdul el Sayed\u2019s recent political effort rather than rallying behind an establishment figure, underscoring what she described as an increasingly important dynamic within the party. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThink about the Democrats who went up to Michigan and endorsed Mr. Abdul versus endorsing, in many ways, their colleague,\u201d Brazile said. \u201cAyanna Pressley, she flew up to Michigan to endorse Mr. Abdul, AOC, I expected her to go with Bernie, but I wasn\u2019t expecting to see a number of other members of Congress. This is their colleague, and they endorsed and supported someone who was from the outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith countered that Abdul el Sayed \u201clost to Whitmer by 22 points,\u201d but Brazile argued his political trajectory illustrates how quickly Democratic politics has changed. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4676997\/abdul-el-sayed-reunite-democrats-keep-michigan-blue\/\"><strong>ABDUL EL SAYED WON THE PROGRESSIVE FIGHT. NOW HE MUST REUNITE DEMOCRATS TO KEEP MICHIGAN BLUE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLook at the map of 22 and the map of 2026. It\u2019s day and night,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brazile also emphasized that Abdul el Sayed has sought to distinguish himself from the party\u2019s progressive wing, noting that he recently declared, \u201cI\u2019m not a progressive. I\u2019m not DSA. I\u2019m a populist,\u201d a message she suggested is resonating with Democratic voters looking for a new direction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazile: Jeffries, Schumer may soon face leadership challenges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2641457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-m7d7wx4n3-1786035842622-e1786035991664.jpg?1786028793&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33301,44516,32854,5894],"class_list":["post-2641456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-chuck-schumer","tag-donna-brazile","tag-hakeem-jeffries","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-m7d7wx4n3-1786035842622-e1786035991664.jpg?1786028793&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2641456"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2641460,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2641456\/revisions\/2641460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2641457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2641456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2641456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2641456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}