Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky said on Monday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer must step down from his leadership role because he is no longer aligned with most of the caucus.

While Schumer opposed the Republican-led continuing resolution (CR) to reopen the government on Sunday, eight members of his party defied him by voting to end the shutdown in a procedural vote. Roginsky said on “Chris Jansing Reports” that Schumer is evidently unable to lead the Democrats in the Senate since the government is poised to reopen without the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credit extensions.

“I am ideologically quite aligned with where [Schumer] is as a senator, but he’s no longer capable of running this caucus. He’s no longer capable of leading the Democratic Party,” Roginsky said.

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