Jon Stewart responds to Democrats’ sweeping midterm victory by urging the party to move away from seniority-based leadership selection and calling for Sen. Chuck Schumer to step down as Senate Majority Leader. The reports say Stewart frames the call as part of broader reform inside the Democratic Party rather than an isolated personnel dispute.

Across outlets, Stewart’s central message remains consistent: Democrats should “tear down” the existing system and reconsider how leadership is chosen. The Independent and the New York Post both describe Stewart warning that the party’s entrenched approach—portrayed as an “old way of thinking”—has contributed to current political problems, and they link the call to Schumer specifically after the “blue tsunami” midterm results. Breitbart similarly highlights Stewart’s rejection of Schumer’s continuation, presenting it as criticism of a “bulls—t system.”