Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) loose alliance with the Left has begun to unravel as Democratic anger over his government funding vote seeps into his home state. Schumer is facing the distinct possibility of a primary challenge after he handed Republicans the votes to keep the government open last week,

The Senate Democratic leader said the country hasn't reached a constitutional crisis. For some Democrats, his denial shows he's unfit to lead the party.

A Democratic senator appeared less than confident in Leader Schumer during a town hall, remarking on the importance of knowing when to step back.

"It's important for people to know when it's time to go," Senator Michael Bennet said about the Democrats' leader in the Senate.

Leaders in the upper chamber of Congress occasionally have to take a political beating to protect their members in tough spots, like the showdown over government funding.