WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York is the clear loser in the tentative deal to end the shutdown, pundits and politicians across the spectrum said Monday.

After eight Senate Democrats broke ranks Sunday, voting to reopen the government , House Democrat Ro Khanna of California said on social media that Schumer proved too weak to hold his caucus together in the standoff and should be toppled from his leadership perch.

Former operatives for each party — Republican Sean Spicer and Democrat Dan Turrentine — said Schumer was foolish to usher Democrats into the shutdown in the first place because he had no viable strategy.

Turrentine, a former Democratic National Committee strategist, added that the minority party never wins shutdown battles.

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