"Iowa candidate for U.S. Senate Zach Wahls says voters are reacting positively to speeches he gives on the campaign trail in which he disparages the party leader. 'When I'm doing my stump speech and tell people that on the first day of this campaign, I made a promise not to support Chuck Schumer for leader, the room - without any explanation - just spontaneously bursts into applause,' Wahls recently said."
"Turek is attempting to push back against Wahls's criticisms, claiming they are a distraction in the campaign. 'Wahls is out here running against Schumer. I'm out here running against Donald Trump and [GOP candidate for Senate] Ashley Hinson,' Turek said."
"In the Michigan Senate primary race, for example, Rep. Haley Stevens is favored among the party establishment, including by Schumer, whereas Abdul El-Sayed, a former public health official, is backed by progressives, including independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont."
Chuck Schumer's approval rating stands at only 17% among voters nationwide. Progressive Democratic candidates are openly criticizing him, using their opposition to Schumer as a campaign strategy. Iowa Senate candidate Zach Wahls reports positive reactions from voters when he pledges not to support Schumer. Meanwhile, moderate candidate Josh Turek, backed by Schumer, argues that Wahls's criticisms are distractions. Similar divisions are evident in other states, such as Michigan, where candidates are split between establishment support and progressive backing.
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