Chris Van Hollen is reportedly in “active listening mode” as Democrats organize an effort to replace Chuck Schumer as their Senate leader.

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.”

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
    154·
    13 hours ago

    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

    • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      2 hours ago

      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.

      • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 hours ago

        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.