Jon Stewart Urges Democrats to Replace Schumer

Jon Stewart urged Democrats to replace seniority-based party leadership and said Chuck Schumer should not remain Senate majority leader, arguing that Democrats should focus on governing after winning control of both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections. His comments were made on The Weekly Show podcast, as incoming senators prepared to choose their leaders. Stewart said Democrats should remove what he called the system of seniority from party politics, beginning with Schumer. He argued that Schumer did not deserve as much credit as he was receiving for the victories and said Democrats should use their new congressional majorities to govern rather than prioritize impeachment proceedings. The leadership question remains unresolved. Several incoming Democratic senators have said they would not support Schumer for majority leader, including Adam Hamilton of Kansas, Troy Jackson of Maine and Abdul ElSayed of Michigan. Julianna Stratton of Illinois and Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota were also reported as not appearing to back him. Schumer said he expected to be reelected majority leader. He told reporters that concerns among incoming lawmakers and their supporters were about...