Schumer credits deliberate strategy for Democrats' Senate comeback

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer says their improving fortunes aren’t accidental, pointing to a year of calculated bets—recruiting strong candidates, shaping key primaries, opposing GOP safety‑net cuts, and forcing funding fights that frame Republicans as aligned with Trump—as the path to a potential Senate majority in 2026. He cites gains in several races, notes recruitment wins in Ohio, Alaska, and North Carolina, and argues the party now has more routes to the majority, even as some progressives push back on his methods and the outcome remains uncertain in battleground states like Michigan, Georgia, Iowa, and Texas.