Who leads the Democrats Prep

Kick out Chuck Schumer

Chuck Schumer runs the Democrats in the Senate. This winter, Senate Democrats vote in secret on whether he keeps the job, and several incoming senators have already said no. If you have a Democratic senator, their ballot is the lever, and a call from you lands before they cast it.

Decision: Jan 5, 2027

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Our picks

Our picks are not set yet

We have not finished checking who has said they want the job and where they stand, so we are not naming anyone yet. The ask below works without a name.

What to ask for, in one line

Your senator votes for a new leader unless Schumer promises, in public, to stop Israel's integration into the US military and to oppose a new long-term weapons deal with Israel.

Where things stand

As of 2026-11-06. Senate Democrats pick their leader by secret ballot among themselves. No one has yet said they are running against Schumer, and five incoming senators have said they will not vote for him VERIFY: count and names, from Democracy Now, The Hill, Star Tribune and The Lever, 2026-11-04 to 2026-11-06. The vote date is not published: press says December, and our placeholder is 2027-01-05 VERIFY: the caucus date. Because the ballot is secret, what you can ask your senator for is a condition they will apply, said out loud before the vote.

Timeline

2026-11-01: our window opens.
2026-11-04: midterm results in; talk of replacing Schumer starts.
December 2026: Senate Democrats expected to vote on their leader VERIFY: date.
2027-01-05: placeholder date in our data until the real one is published.
2027-01-31: our window closes.
2028: the current ten-year US weapons deal with Israel runs out, so a new one is the next fight VERIFY: expiry year and the status of any replacement talks.

What to say in 30 seconds

"Hi, I'm a constituent from [your town]. Senate Democrats are about to pick a leader. I'm asking Senator [name] to vote for a new leader unless Chuck Schumer promises, in public, to take the Israel integration section out of the military bill and to oppose a new long-term weapons deal with Israel. Will the Senator tell me whether that is a condition for their vote?"

Likely pushback and answers

"The ballot is secret." You are asking for the condition, not the ballot. A senator can say what they will require of a leader without saying how they voted.
"Nobody is running against him yet." That is why now. The condition goes to whoever runs, including Schumer. Ask the Senator to put it to every candidate.
"Leadership is about much more than one issue." Agreed. This is one promise asked of every candidate, not a test on everything else.
"Why only Democrats?" Only Democratic senators vote on their leader, so a Republican senator is not a target for this goal.

What counts as a win

Your senator tells you, or says publicly, that they will apply the condition. Bigger: a candidate makes the promise, or the elected leader does. Report the answer you got; we record positions from reports, with a source.

Sources

Dated reporting behind this page is listed below. Everything marked VERIFY above is waiting on a primary source.