参议院少数党领袖、纽约州民主党人查克·舒默在扭转参议院局势后士气高涨，但资深参议院民主党人和新晋参议员中日益增长的反叛，可能会打乱他寻求连任上院头把交椅的计划。
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is riding high after flipping the Senate, but a growing rebellion among longtime and fresh-faced Senate Democrats may throw a wrench in his plan to seek another term as the top dog in the upper chamber.
这位近十年来一直领导参议院民主党党团的最高民主党人，已明确表示他打算竞选连任领袖，并再次担任多数党领袖一职。
The top Democrat, who has led the Senate Democratic caucus for nearly a decade, has made clear he intends to run for another term as leader and take on the role of majority leader once more.
舒默只需要参议院民主党人过半数投票支持他就能保住职位，但有些人想在决定支持他之前先评估一下形势。
Schumer only needs a majority of Senate Democrats to vote for him to keep the job, but some want to take stock before jumping in to back him.
“我们需要就未来的领导层进行一次对话，因为我们需要新的活力和新想法，”康涅狄格州民主党参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔周二在被问及是否支持舒默时对记者说。
"We need a conversation about leadership going forward, because we need new energy and ideas," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., told reporters on Tuesday when asked whether he supported Schumer.
但他很快补充说，他预计舒默将“连任领袖，因为没有人站出来愿意担任这个职位。但我们需要就领导层进行一次对话。”舒默在接受《纽约时报》“每日”播客采访时，被问及是否预料到在竞选连任领袖时会遇到挑战。“不，”他说。被追问时，舒默辩称参议院民主党党团“专注于向前发展。”
But he quickly followed up by noting that he expected that Schumer would be "re-elected as leader, because no one has come forth willing to take the position. But we need a conversation about leadership." Schumer, during an appearance on the New York Times’ "The Daily" podcast, was asked if he expected a challenge in running for another term as leader. "No," he said. When pressed, Schumer argued that the Senate Democratic caucus is "focused on moving forward."
“每个人都对我们所做的一切非常满意。但这仅仅是个开始，”舒默说。“我之前说过，我会对我的党团、对国家、对所有人一再说一遍：如果我们不兑现承诺，这一切都会消失。这只是第一步。但我认为我们团结一致去做这件事。”福克斯新闻数字版就民主党人对舒默寻求连任计划的不满，向舒默办公室寻求了评论。
"Everyone’s very happy with what we all did. But this is just the beginning," Schumer said. "As I said before, and I’ll say it again and again to my caucus, to the country, to everybody: If we don’t deliver, all this will go away. This is just the first step. But I think we’re united together to do that." Fox News Digital reached out to Schumer’s office for comment on unrest among Democrats over his plan to seek another term.
许多参议院新人，其意识形态涵盖从温和派到进步派的整个光谱，已明确表示不会支持舒默，其中包括参议员当选人亚当·汉密尔顿和特洛伊·杰克逊等人。
Many of the newcomers to the Senate, which spans the ideological gamut from moderate to progressive, have made clear they won’t support Schumer, including the likes of Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton and Troy Jackson.
一些参议院民主党人认为，民主党领导层的近期未来需要进行辩论，这种情绪正在酝酿之中，其中包括马里兰州参议员克里斯·范·霍伦，他在参议院进步派中被看好竞选该职位。
And the sentiment that the immediate future of Democratic leadership needs to be litigated is percolating among some Senate Democrats, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who is favored by progressives in the upper chamber to run for the job.
范·霍伦在周末参加Crooked Con活动时表示：“我非常明确地说过，我们需要在民主党党团内进行讨论。”
"I’ve said very clearly that we need to have a discussion in the Democratic caucus," Van Hollen said during an appearance at Crooked Con over the weekend.
“我们需要了解民主党将如何承担这一新责任和这些新权力，”他继续说道，“并且，在没有党团对我们将走向何方的充分了解之前，任何人都不应得到空白支票。”
"We need to understand what the Democrats are going to do with this new responsibility and these new powers," he continued. "And that nobody should get a blank check without a full understanding from the caucus as to where we’re going to go."
据《政客》报道，范·霍伦此前曾表示，他的重点更多是“试探”2028年竞选更高职位的可能性，如今据称正在考虑竞选舒默的职位。
And Van Hollen, who has previously said his focus was more on "kicking the tires" on a run for higher office in 2028, is reportedly mulling a bid for Schumer’s job, according to Politico.
福克斯新闻数字版已联系范·霍伦办公室，征求评论，以确认他是否正在考虑竞选领导职务。
Fox News Digital reached out for comment from Van Hollen’s office to confirm if he was considering a leadership bid.