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‘Couldn’t Keep His Zipper Up’: Chuck Schumer Blames Cal Cunningham Affair, RBG Death For Senate Loss

Jon Brown
‘Couldn’t Keep His Zipper Up’: Chuck Schumer Blames Cal Cunningham Affair, RBG Death For Senate Loss
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) blamed both failed Senate candidate Cal Cunningham’s extramarital affair and the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death for the Democratic Party’s inability to secure a Senate majority.

During a recent call with donors, Schumer lamented that Cunningham “couldn’t keep his zipper up” and got entangled in an adulterous sexting scandal, according to knowledgable sources who spoke with Axios. Cunningham had been expected to seize the Senate seat from Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who ended up keeping it by a narrow margin.

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