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.”
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.