Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has become the target of progressive anger after moderate Democrats struck a deal to reopen the government, raising questions about his future atop the conference even as he distances himself from the agreement.

Progressives, both those in the House and those running to join Schumer in the upper chamber, did not hesitate to lay blame at the feet of the New York senator, arguing that his ineffectual leadership led eight Democrats to cut a deal with Republican leaders to reopen the government in the coming days.

But notably, that public anger has not extended to the upper chamber. A number of Democratic caucus members said that while they remain upset with how the shutdown turned out, they don’t agree that Schumer deserves the blame for it.

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