Sen. Chris Murphy repeatedly tells a baiting Welker the party is unified on all fronts

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Mar 22, 2026
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) tells Meet the Press Democrats are united behind Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) leadership amid growing chatter of replacing the Senate leader.

SEN. MURPHY: I think we are united right now as a caucus. There’s always a lot of focus on Senator Schumer and Leader Jeffries. Those are very hard jobs especially at a historic moment like this —
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/transcripts/meet-press-march-22-2026-rcna264620

watch:

...Murphy mentioned unity about a dozen times.

High marks for his political chops.

Schumer himself brushed off the talk. “Criticism goes with the territory for any leader,” he said, insisting his “support in the caucus is deep and strong” and that he has done “a very good job” preparing Democrats to retake the Senate in November.

His allies agree that some friction is normal for a minority leader and point out that he helped build a solid group of candidates heading into the midterms. Hawaii’s Brian Schatz has publicly credited Schumer with putting together that strong class, calling the grumbling simply part of the job.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/democratic-senators-call-for-immediate-replacement-of-chuck-schumer-after-midterm-successor-name-emerges/ar-AA1Zaqo0

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1. Of course they are

You’d think after the shitshow that is the TSF administration they’d have learned to read the room better.