Schumer has taken heat over the last two years as more Democrats call on him to pass the torch and that he has not done enough to combat President Donald Trump.

Schumer’s unpopularity may have even made him a liability on the campaign trail. Some candidates, including Abdul el Sayed in Michigan and Graham Platner in Maine, who has since suspended his campaign after allegations of sexual misconduct, explicitly campaigned on opposing him for Democratic leader.

Thune, for his part, has drawn the ire of the GOP base as the SAVE America Act — the voter ID and election integrity bill championed by Trump — remains stuck in Senate purgatory without the votes to break the filibuster.

A source familiar told the Washington Examiner that Thune has spent time on the campaign trail throughout August, in addition to attending agriculture events in South Dakota to discuss the farm bill and E15 gas. He has also been continuously ridiculed in the comments of his social media posts detailing his stops across South Dakota, as people call on him to pass the SAVE America Act.

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Thune’s inability to shepherd the bill across the finish line has led to some tense moments with the White House, with Trump calling him out in the Oval Office and urging Thune to cancel August recess to pass the bill.

“John Thune should not allow the United States  Senate to ‘leave town’ until it passes The Save America Act or, far better still, TERMINATES THE FILIBUSTER, where Republicans can then quickly pass everything they ever dreamed of, including a full and deep throated SAVE AMERICA ACT, the Budget, and the ever looming Debt Ceiling disaster, 1929!” the president wrote.

The Washington Examiner reached out to Schumer’s office for comment as to his whereabouts. His social media presence has been quiet about travels, though he is known to keep a 62-county tradition in which he travels to each county in New York during the monthlong break. 

Schumer has been at odds with his base for folding on issues popular to the Democratic electorate, particularly after he voted last year in favor of one of the GOP-backed continuing resolutions funding the government.

The vote only heightened calls for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to challenge Schumer in 2028 and for Senate Democrats to nominate new leadership.

Republicans are defending states like North Carolina, Maine, and Ohio, along with Texas and Iowa, two states that look increasingly competitive this cycle.

Democrats would need to flip four Republican-held seats and defend critical states in Michigan, New Hampshire, and Georgia to regain control of the Senate. Democrats’ chances of defending Michigan might have taken a dent after el Sayed, a progressive, won the primary over the more centrist Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), who was backed by Schumer.

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Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has crisscrossed the country throughout August, including stops in both Maine and Virginia on Monday.