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Why a top progressive group says Chuck Schumer should resign from leadership

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Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin says Chuck Schumer's decision to help GOP avoid shutdown triggered a barrage of fury from the Democratic base.

He says there's just a chasm between rank-and-file Democrats and congressional leadership.

Levin : "The vast supermajority of Dems want to see Dems fight back, and a super-supermajority say that they're not fighting back hard enough".

"normie" Democrats want to see their leaders fight back now, and expect them to, says Julian Zelizer .

Zelizer : Chuck Schumer stepping down from leadership will be widespread acclaim and appreciation.

He says Schumer is an albatross around the neck of the party right now. He will step down if there’s a cacophony of voices asking him to do so.