Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is facing a potentially serious challenge to his hold on power as momentum builds behind Chris Van Hollen, with the Maryland senator now reportedly open to a run for majority leader.
A movement to draft Van Hollen to challenge Schumer is gaining steam, according to Politico Playbook, which reported Monday that two people close to the effort said it was underway.
A person familiar with Van Hollen’s thinking told the outlet that the senator has “received an outpouring of calls and is now in active listening mode.”
In all fairness, Chuck has had his day in the Sun and it’s time to make way for the next person.
No Zionists in power
Chuck Schumer or the senator who tried to enter CECOT in El Salvador.
Future in doubt? The man is 75. Going home and retiring on your (dubiously-gotten) riches is the American dream. Just do that. That’s not future in doubt. That’s success coming to fruition. Fuck this staying in power until you’re literally in a coffin.
Obviously it’s not a difficult job if 75-80 year olds can do it. Need to make it harder somehow.
As long as the leadership appointment process is undemocratic, the party’s choice will be unacceptable. The leadership must be purged, the rules of the party election process must be thrown out and revised. This is the only way to stop the political pendulum from swinging back and forth between the two parties.
How is Schuner not considered a generational failure after 2024?
They lost a supermajority to a convicted felon, adjudicated rapist, and the star of the Epstein files.
That’s good news! Timothy Snyder has just done a whole series of talks with existing and newly elected congresspeople that are really good, called Now We Act. He’s asking all the right questions and pointing out that not only do the people want accountability, affordability depends on accountability and they are intertwined.
Here’s his interview with Chris Van Hollen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kvYxsRiJmE Mark Kelly’s is also good. I’ve just watched a few so far but I’m starting to feel a sense of hope watching this series.
So I’m really glad to hear that Van Hollen may come around and be willing to do it, after saying he wasn’t considering it earlier. Not only would he be good at the job, but hey it’s the ones who are reluctant that make the best leaders since they’re not doing it out of ambition but out of a sense of duty.
I hear the Bailey’s are pushing for Van Hollen.
I would recommend contacting your house representative which you can find here: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
Also contact your state senators. If any of these state officers changed from the 2026 election, contact both the current and senator/representative elects who will be taking office in January.
Let each of them know that you want Schumer and Jeffries gone and you want for the Trump administration: justice, investigations, and the immediate release of the Epstein files.
Edit: note that someone downvoted this. https://lemvotes.org/comment/lemmy.world/comment/26782113
Let each of them know that you want Schumer and Jeffries gone and you want for the Trump administration: justice, investigations, and the immediate release of the Epstein files.
Sounds like a purity test. We dont do those in the USA.
BLuE mAgA
Maybe if you actual purity testers demonstrated that you gave a single flying fuck about taking action ever, people wouldn’t point out that optical purity is all you care about.
Now, as I should’ve done a very long time ago, I am blocking you.
Also contact your state senators.
Sigh. I live in Pennsylvania.
My condolences
Based on everything coming out it seems Hakeem has massive support in the caucus. So much so that no one even wants to give the idea that they don’t support him.
Schumer on the other hand sounds like his support isn’t as wide spread.
One down, Hakeem to go.
Bye Felicia and good riddance. Take your old crusty ass back to the genocidal, child trafficking colony of Israel
I can 100% see Martin advocating for him as well.
Are there probably better Senate Majority Leaders? I think so. But he’s far more progressive than Schumer.
You know, I’ve always kind of wondered - does the DNC chair actually weigh in on it?
Its not about ideas, its about aipac funding for the entire system, both parties.
Out Out Damned Spot
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