Ezra Levin, co-founder of the liberal advocacy group Indivisible and a leader of “No Kings,” slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Democratic establishment after eight Senate Democrats broke ranks to support the GOP-led funding deal.
Levin called the deal a “complete” capitulation on behalf of Democratic leaders when journalist Jim Acosta asked him about Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
“They have shown us time and time again this year that given the chance, they will cower, given the chance, they will capitulate,” Levin said.
He told Acosta that internal Indivisible polling showed that “the chasm between rank and file Dems and Democratic leadership is so vast,” and pointed to a newly announced program by the nonprofit organization to support Democratic primary challengers who will fight against the Trump administration in 2026.
“We should be asking every single Senate Democratic candidate, ‘Are you supporting Chuck Schumer for leadership?’ And if you are, you don’t got my vote, you didn’t get my donation, you don’t get my support, you don’t get my attention,” Levin said.
Schumer was not one of the eight Democrats who voted in line with Republican senators to open the government, as he instead insisted on the inclusion of the extension of Obamacare subsidies in any funding deal.
“I will not support the Republican bill that’s on the Senate floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America’s healthcare crisis,” Schumer wrote on X.
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Schumer also marched in the most recent “No Kings” rally in New York City during the shutdown in October.
Levin’s comments come as younger Democratic primary challengers are raising significant funds in their bids to oust older, incumbent establishment Democrats as the 2026 midterm elections roll around.
