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Democrats are fed up with Schumer. Plus, how do voters feel about Musk?

Chuck Schumer insists he’s not stepping down as Senate minority leader, despite growing calls for him to do just that. And while other top Democrats, like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, may still support him, voters sure don’t.

A new survey from The Economist/YouGov finds that Schumer is the only congressional leader whose job approval rating is underwater with his party’s voters: 40% of Democrats approve of his performance, while 44% disapprove.

Compare that with Jeffries: 54% of Democrats approve of how he’s doing his job, while just 22% disapprove. And like Jeffries, the two GOP leaders—House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune—both have net-positive job approval ratings from Republicans.

Schumer is the odd man out.
Voters like their party's leaders, with one exception
The share of Democrats and Republicans who approve or disapprove of their own party's congressional leadership

% of own party that approves % of own party that disapproves Net
Mike Johnson (R, House) 71% 10% +61
John Thune (R, Senate) 58% 10% +48
Hakeem Jeffries (D, House) 54% 22% +32
Chuck Schumer (D, Senate) 40% 44% -4 Voters like their party's leaders, with one exception

This anti-Schumer sentiment could be part of a bigger trend—and a bigger trouble for congressional Democrats.

Last Sunday, two separate surveys found that perceptions of the Democratic Party were at a historic low. And that’s largely because Democratic voters are frustrated with their party leadership trying to compromise with Trump, even though a significant share told NBC News they want them to “stick to their positions.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/23/2311535/-Democrats-are-fed-up-with-Schumer-Plus-how-do-voters-feel-about-Musk?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_1&pm_medium=web#:~:text=This%20poll%20was,though%20less%20so.)