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Chuck Schumer: “In America, voters choose their leaders. Leaders do not…”

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

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Republicans are already ignoring your wages, your health care, your rent, your grocery bill and your freedom. Now they want to ignore your vote. That's what Trump's election scheme is all about. But In America, voters choose their leaders. Leaders do not choose their voters. So, in conclusion, the fight for 2028 starts now in 2026. And Senate Democrats are going to fight like hell to make sure our elections belong to the voters, not to Donald. (10:00–10:06)

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Asserts the principle that voters, not leaders, choose who governs.

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