Will Chuck Schumer return as U.S. Senate leader? CT Sen. Richard Blumenthal declines to back him

So far, a dozen Democrats are withholding their support for Chuck Schumer as the next Senate leader. But Richard Blumenthal is by far the biggest. And you will remember tonight. After last week's historic blue tsunami. Iowa, Kansas, the Carolinas, and more. Schumer is confident in being the next Senate Majority Leader. One of the most powerful posts in Washington. The issue is not me. I'll be re-elected as Majority Leader. But a growing number of Democrats are saying, not so fast. We need to have a conversation about leadership in the Senate. Now add Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal to that list. A longtime Schumer ally, Blumenthal declined to endorse him on Monday. We need to have a conversation about leadership going forward because we need new energy. Newly elected Democrats are also on the fence about both Schumer and Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries in line to be the next House Speaker. The question for us is, all right, who are the other options here and who is going to get us to a point where we are passing legislation, putting it on the president's desk and forcing him to make a decision? But Blumenthal isn't sure anyone else will step up to replace Schumer. I expect the Czech humor. Will be reelected as leader because no one has come forth willing to take the position. And that's the key. If somebody challenges Schumer or Jeffries and loses, it puts them in a very difficult position for the next two years. In the newsroom, John Craven, News 12.