As dropouts open up a big opportunity for Republicans to swing purple states red and solidify their control of the Senate in the 2026 midterms, Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-CA) has gotten more bad news. That news was exposed by former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) during an interview on Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Friday, April 18th.
The bad news for Schumer is that there is a budding civil war in the Democratic Party as far-left individuals like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) edge out more traditional and somewhat less radical leaders like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Speaking on the matter, McCarthy noted that there will be a major fight over leadership, a civil war within the out of power party, saying, “The DNC is supposed to unite the party, but what we’re watching live is a civil war inside the Democratic Party, and they’re fighting for new leadership. And this is what’s going to happen.”
Continuing, he noted that while the Democrats were able to shut down AOC in the past, it seems unlikely that they could shoot down their biggest start this time around. He said, “Remember, AOC did this exact same thing a couple years ago and the party tried to shut her down when she would primary other members in Congress. But she raised the most money of any member in Congress in the last quarter. She’s getting the biggest crowds.”
Further, McCarthy added that because her party can’t shut her down as it has did in the past, the budding AOC bid for Democratic Party leadership will mean a massive civil war over who will control the party and what direction it will take. He said, “This is what I predict: They’re going to fight to see who becomes the leader of this party. Right now, it’s really AOC and Bernie Sanders.”
Then, describing the Establishment sorts of candidates against whom AOC, Sanders, and the other radical members of the Democratic Party will be running, McCarthy explained, “But this is what’s going to happen. They’re going to run against Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, Schumer, and Hakeem. That will be a motivating factor.”
Concluding, McCarthy explained that the winner will rise to the top based on how much money they can raise as the fight rages. He said, “They will raise more money running against Democrats than they will running against Republicans. And whoever comes out of that will become the leader of the Democratic Party.”
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Posting on X about McCarthy’s comments, people noted how absurd it is that fools and hacks like AOC and Bernie are the ones in charge of the Democratic Party, saying things like “Democrats are in full-blown chaos! AOC and Bernie are taking over, and they’ll tear the party apart before they even face Trump” and “So that’s the best they have so far? Trump really broke the democrats.”
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