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Chuck Schumer: “In 2025, Democrats did much better than anyone thought.”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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The Conference: The Top with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)

Published | Video Starts at 02:18

And so those middle of the road voters are really moving in our direction. If you look at just about every election by election In 2025, Democrats did much better than anyone thought. And just, you know, when we set out In January of 2025, no one thought we had a chance to take back the Senate. And I laid out these three, I laid out three things. (02:18–02:23)

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