There is always a way to spin anything. Chuck could easily step aside while saying, "It's time for me to pass the torch to the younger generation." Jeffries could step aside while saying, "I have helped lead the Dem party where it is today and I'm excited to see where it will go from here." You are correct in that the Dem voter base is screaming for new leadership, so thr best way to show solidarity is for these two AIPAC stooges to step aside willingly.

Because of the threat of MAGA and how poorly Dem leadership has been combating that threat, unity and compromise are no longer tenable. Schumer and Jeffries have shown they are conciliatory to fascists and the voter base is extremely unhappy about that. The best thing for the party right now is for the Progressive wing to loudly distinguish themselves from the unpopular Centrist wing or else the pendulum will swing back and we'll get the Fourth Reich.