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firstTruthout El-Sayed Backs Van Hollen for Senate Leader as Calls to Replace Schumer Grow ↗
+2hTruthout Van Hollen has previously criticized Schumer for his weak leadership during Trump’s second term. ↗
+4dThe New Republic Did Senate Democrats Just Find the First Challenger to Chuck Schumer? ↗
+4dThe Lever @abdulelsayed.bsky.social has said he wants @chrisvanhollen to lead Senate Democrats. Asked about it by @davidsirota.com last week the day before Election Day, Van Hollen didn’t say yes or no. What he did say: he won’t back anyone for leader who won’t sign up for “very big fights.” ↗
+4dThe Baltimore Banner Van Hollen adds challenging Schumer for Senate leadership to list of moves he’s pondering ↗
Wires and corporate press also on it: The Hill, The Washington Post

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The Lever · 3h
@abdulelsayed.bsky.social has said he wants @chrisvanhollen to lead Senate Democrats. Asked about it by @davidsirota.com last week the day before Election Day, Van Hollen didn’t say yes or no. What he did say: he won’t back anyone for leader who won’t sign up for “very big fights.”
Truthout · Fri 00:45
Van Hollen has previously criticized Schumer for his weak leadership during Trump’s second term.

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@abdulelsayed.bsky.social has said he wants @chrisvanhollen to lead Senate Democrats. Asked about it by @davidsirota.com last week the day before Election Day, Van Hollen didn’t say yes or no. What he did say: he won’t back anyone for leader who won’t sign up for “very big fights.”
newrepublic.com··By Edith Olmsted
Did Senate Democrats Just Find the First Challenger to Chuck Schumer?
Senator Chris Van Hollen is open to running for Senate majority leader, amid mounting calls for Senator Chuck Schumer to pass the torch. Van Hollen has “received an outpouring of calls and is now in active listening mode,” a person familiar with the Maryland Democrat’s thinking told Politico’s Playbook Monday. “The…
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