A clique of Democratic senators who have dubbed themselves the “Fight Club” is demanding Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the party’s official campaign organization take a hands-off approach to next year’s midterm elections.
The group of rabble-rousers is accusing Schumer (D-NY) and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chair Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY) of meddling in favor of so-called “establishment” candidates and wants them to be neutral.
But a source who was involved with arranging an early “Fight Club” meeting claims that the clique has quickly devolved into a “one big, giant mess” of pols angling to get credit with the Democratic base.
“[Sen.] Tina [Smith] first conceived the idea to engage the New York Times and then the club turned sort of dysfunctional,” the

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