Unexpected incident at Schumer's election summary press conference, Sanders suddenly "knocked over the table" and angrily criticized the Democratic leadership!
On November 5, during a press conference held by Senate Minority Leader Schumer on the election results, an unexpected incident occurred: Independent Senator Bernie Sanders unexpectedly took the stage, expressing dissatisfaction with the support provided by the Democratic National Leadership for candidates in local elections.
Sanders pointed out at the Senate podium that the Democratic leadership did not provide substantial support to New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Maine state senatorial candidate Graham Platter. He emphasized, "The American people are increasingly aware that political positions that cling to the status quo and tolerate social inequality have deviated from public opinion." It is reported that Mamdani, who holds a democratic socialist position, has successfully been elected as the mayor of New York, and this result is seen as an important breakthrough for progressive forces.
In this election, the Democrats made positive progress in many states: The governorship of New Jersey was won by Democrat Micky D. Shear; California's Proposition 50 passed through the citizen petition process; and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court remained under Democratic control, with all three sitting justices successfully re-elected in the retention elections.
Before the press conference, Schumer focused on criticizing the Republican Party for causing a 36-day federal government shutdown, which set a historical record for the longest duration. He stated, "The election results send a clear warning signal to the Republicans. If they continue to stick to their current policy direction, their majority party status in the Senate will face serious challenges." Schumer revealed that he has jointly requested with House Democratic Leader Jeffries to hold emergency negotiations with President Trump on healthcare issues.
Currently, multiple U.S. livelihood policies are in a deadlock: The subsidies of the Affordable Care Act have expired, leading to a significant increase in insurance premiums; the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding has been interrupted; although several temporary funding bills have been proposed, the two parties in Congress have yet to reach a consensus so far. Analysts point out that the results of this local election may have an important impact on breaking the current political deadlock.
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