Divisions within the Democratic Party are becoming increasingly pronounced as members grapple with leadership and strategy. The situation has only gotten worse after Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to support a Republican funding bill and avoid a government shutdown.

The move has sparked relentless criticism from within the party, and nonstop questions about the Democrats’ direction.

“He’s absolutely wrong,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, said about Schumer on CNN’s “State of the Union” over the weekend. “I mean, look at the reality of the votes, right? I understand that the American people are frustrated. Please believe, uh, many of us did not sleep because we were calling and trying to impress upon the senators the importance of pushing back in this moment.”

Many Democrats viewed a potential government shutdown as a strategic tool to leverage negotiations against policies they opposed in the continuing resolution, the bill that funds the government through September. House Democrats mostly stuck together in opposing the GOP spending plan.

Schumer, D-New York, originally said the resolution didn’t have the votes to pass in the Senate chamber. He eventually came out in support of it, however, and argued that a shutdown would have empowered Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to further weaken federal agencies.

The situation has Democrats wondering about the party’s strategy.

“Senator Schumer certainly can lead this caucus,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said on “Meet the Press” over the weekend.

Host Kristen Welker then asked if Schumer was the best person for the job.

“He can lead this caucus, but we need to have a conversation inside the caucus about whether we are willing to stand up to Republicans,” Sen. Murphy continued.

The party has struggled to unite around a cohesive message since Trump’s victory in November, and the latest fractures highlight the challenges in finding a leader to guide its future direction.

MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend, a longtime Democratic adviser, declared on her show over the weekend that she was quitting the party.

“There’s actually little that the Senate minority leader can say and the 10 Democrats who voted with Republicans can say to appease someone like me and I’m going to change my registration to Independent,” she said to her panel on “The Weekend.”

The internal discord comes amid declining poll numbers for the party. A CNN poll over the weekend showed the party’s favorability at an all-time low of 29%, while an NBC poll reported a similar low of 27%.

Schumer postponed a book tour scheduled to begin this week, citing security concerns. Some groups were trying to plan protests at some of his events.