Watch · November 10, 2026
Bernie Sanders and other Democrats push back on Chuck Schumer as Senate leader
Lehrer score 64/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Chris Van Hollen, Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer on the record (0:10-0:47, 1:26-1:53, 2:47-3:04, 3:37-3:55); +4 other side quoted or given its response: Chuck Schumer's response played: "I'm confident I will be elected Majority Leader" (3:37-3:55); +2 key numbers sourced: "real clear polling favorability average ... 49.1% find him unfavorable, 25.1% favorable" (8:54-9:10); +2 context: background or what came before: how the leader vote works: "secret closed door session ... simple majority ... filibuster ... does not apply" (1:55-2:17); −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): [6:18] "Kirsten Gillibrand, who was deeply bigoted against Muslims before, apparently still is" with no evidence; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): [6:47] "they betray their own citizens and take their freedom away to get more goodies and advantages. That's the Chuck Schumer crowd."; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): [9:13] "New polling out showing that in every state that was polled, the voters said get rid of Schumer by two thirds of them" with no pollster named; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): [4:29] "this dinosaur"; [7:53] "The people in mainstream media are the great deceivers"; [8:41] "continue funding the genocide of Israel"; −12 factual error or claim the piece can't support (cite the correct fact) (rule 3): [4:29] calls Chuck Schumer a leader "who very much was supportive of the Iran war"; Schumer voted for the war powers resolutions to end it, including H.Con.Res. 89 on Sept. 24, 2026 (Senate roll call), and says "We are going to end the war" (The Hill)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → D.
Lehrer score 97/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Elissa Slotkin and Ruben Gallego on the record (1:55-2:14, 2:48-3:03), and Bernie Sanders's position reported (1:13-1:27); +4 other side quoted or given its response: both camps: critics (Sanders, Slotkin) and backers ("the majority of voices that we've heard have said that ... Chuck Schumer has earned his position as leader", 2:31-2:43); +2 context: background or what came before: history: "Nancy Pelosi dealt with it. You've seen that on the Republican side as well" (3:10-3:16); +2 key numbers sourced: seat count sourced: "the latest DDHQ projection, giving them around 260 seats" (3:29-3:34)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.
Lehrer score 78/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin on the record (0:11-0:32; both shown on screen); −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): [2:11] "The DSA apparently has the internal support to back her" in the anchor's voice, no source; −6 leaves out a fact or voice the other two pieces report / one side only (rule 5/13): no Chuck Schumer response and none of his backers; NewsNation and The Young Turks air Schumer or Ruben Gallego). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.
- From the LeftThe Young Turks: The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur tells viewers to call Congress and say no to Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries.
Grade: D (64/100). Lehrer score 64/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Chris Van Hollen, Bernie Sanders and Chuck Schumer on the record (0:10-0:47, 1:26-1:53, 2:47-3:04, 3:37-3:55); +4 other side quoted or given its response: Chuck Schumer's response played: "I'm confident I will be elected Majority Leader" (3:37-3:55); +2 key numbers sourced: "real clear polling favorability average ... 49.1% find him unfavorable, 25.1% favorable" (8:54-9:10); +2 context: background or what came before: how the leader vote works: "secret closed door session ... simple majority ... filibuster ... does not apply" (1:55-2:17); −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): [6:18] "Kirsten Gillibrand, who was deeply bigoted against Muslims before, apparently still is" with no evidence; −6 unlabeled claim, analysis or opinion in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/10): [6:47] "they betray their own citizens and take their freedom away to get more goodies and advantages. That's the Chuck Schumer crowd."; −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): [9:13] "New polling out showing that in every state that was polled, the voters said get rid of Schumer by two thirds of them" with no pollster named; −4 loaded word or phrase in the outlet's own voice (rule 2/7/13): [4:29] "this dinosaur"; [7:53] "The people in mainstream media are the great deceivers"; [8:41] "continue funding the genocide of Israel"; −12 factual error or claim the piece can't support (cite the correct fact) (rule 3): [4:29] calls Chuck Schumer a leader "who very much was supportive of the Iran war"; Schumer voted for the war powers resolutions to end it, including H.Con.Res. 89 on Sept. 24, 2026 (Senate roll call), and says "We are going to end the war" (The Hill)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → D.
- CenterNewsNation: NewsNation's Joe Khalil says a couple of voices are critical but most Democrats say Chuck Schumer earned the job.
Grade: A (97/100). Lehrer score 97/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Elissa Slotkin and Ruben Gallego on the record (1:55-2:14, 2:48-3:03), and Bernie Sanders's position reported (1:13-1:27); +4 other side quoted or given its response: both camps: critics (Sanders, Slotkin) and backers ("the majority of voices that we've heard have said that ... Chuck Schumer has earned his position as leader", 2:31-2:43); +2 context: background or what came before: history: "Nancy Pelosi dealt with it. You've seen that on the Republican side as well" (3:10-3:16); +2 key numbers sourced: seat count sourced: "the latest DDHQ projection, giving them around 260 seats" (3:29-3:34)). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → A.
- From the RightFox News: Fox & Friends First says a leadership battle is brewing as progressive senators call for new leadership.
Grade: C (78/100). Lehrer score 78/100 (starts at 85; +4 named, on-record sources (2+): Bernie Sanders and Elissa Slotkin on the record (0:11-0:32; both shown on screen); −5 unnamed source on a side point, or a figure with no stated source (rule 11): [2:11] "The DSA apparently has the internal support to back her" in the anchor's voice, no source; −6 leaves out a fact or voice the other two pieces report / one side only (rule 5/13): no Chuck Schumer response and none of his backers; NewsNation and The Young Turks air Schumer or Ruben Gallego). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → C.
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