Chris Van Hollen signals openness to challenge Chuck Schumer
Schumer has a challenger. If you would prefer Chris Van Hollen over Chuck Schumer, can I get an amen?
📚⚾️ Leslie in CA ✌🏼🦋38As an atheist, I don’t normally use the word Amen. But for this I’ll make an exception. AMEN!
JinxInTheOcean19I think Ayanna Pressley is a good choice for Speaker. Bernie would be a good Senate Majority Leader.
deb6377.bsky.social 💚🌎🦋🐸13Chris Van Hollen has proven to be a solid & moral leader during this last 2 years of the vile chaos that is going on in our country. Like this example: youtu.be/GfQ86tghKks?...
Hagatha10I'd go back to church - once - if Van Hollen can pull it off.
Lisa G8Schumer’s one of my senators—called his offices to tell him he is out of step with his constituents. Called Van Hollen’s office to say I supported him over Schumer who is my senator.
Resident of the Pale Blue Dot!5I’ll give you an Amen and an Awomen!!! #AccountabilityNow
Velma R👀t6She didn’t post it here on Bsky (come on AOC comms team), but @aoc.bsky.social shared a primer on fb re: HOW Leadership is chosen: tl;dr someone has to RUN as a challenger. Get your dialing fingers out & call your Senators. Ask them to vote for Van Hollen NOT Schumer for Majority Leader.
Luigi in a Coal Mine2A-fucking-men! @jeff-merkley.bsky.social @wyden.senate.gov I will be calling both of your offices tomorrow to confirm that you get this message.
if chris van hollen runs and ousts chuck schumer as leader there will be a 60+ senate democrat majority in 2028
Brody Ambrosius 🍁101But Juniper something something about civics or whatever. Schumer needs it because it's his birthday would you deny the birthday boy his special boy chair?
Uncle Cranky34Schumer stated his angle is all about israelmaxxing and I’m not here for that
steviebaby🫡25it's gonna be van hollen vs elissa slotkin, because zionists really don't understand how much we fucking hate them
themamu.bsky.social11I called Van Hollen earlier and told him to go for it from a constitute of his 🫡. Told Alsobrooks the same. 202-224-3121 Capital Switchboard. Takes like 5 minutes to call your blue rep and senators if you have them. Van Hollen Ummm….You can go “boo! You suck” if yours is red, I’m so sorry.
Susannah R4Schumer would rather see his own party flame out like Republicans in a 2026 midterm than stop supporting Israel’s genocide. I notice that they didn’t mention blocking aid to Israel in their joint statement. Besides, I don’t trust they will keep their commitments.
Roger3Just submitted to my senators: I strongly urge you to move on from Sen. Schumer. He is badly out of touch with the ideology and priorities of the wave that changed the face of the country last week. We need someone who gets that voters are sick of Democrats rolling over at every opportunity.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen told reporters he's in "listening mode" about a potential bid for majority leader — and isn't yet ruling out running against Chuck Schumer. "What I've said from the very beginning is we shouldn't have a coronation,” the Maryland Democrat said, adding he “hasn’t shut the door."
Nonya Bidniss19Van Hollen didn't give a speech in the past year in which he stated that protecting Israel is his job, so he's got that advantage over Schumer.
googamp32.bsky.social6Yes! Please! Listen and do it! We CAN'T keep letting Schumer letting ICE kill us!
Eric6Well, said Senator, I did not fight for two years against a dictator wanna be king just to watch a coronation. 
pattiann27.bsky.social6Yes, please! Americans deserve a new majority leader. It’s what we voted for !!
foghornleghorn1357.bsky.social5He was the first Senator to visit one of Trump's concentration camps.
Bruce4Dem congressional leadership candidates : Ted Lieu, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Mark Kelly, Joe Neguse, Jamie Raskin, Elizabeth Warren, Ro Khanna, Robert Garcia, Richard Blumenthal, Chris Van Hollen
The capitol switchboard is 202-224-3121. If you care who leads the senate and you have a Dem senator, they need to hear from you. www.newsweek.com/chuck-schume...
Joan Troy13Schumer did a damned good job.
leftitallbehind.bsky.social11Stop with this bullshit. Schumer got us the wins in places we have never had. Im disappointed in you saying no to him. Wake up.
NEW POPULAR FRONT Survivor❤️🩹 Ally🏳️🌈 Ukraine Must Win🇺🇦11Please read and pass it on! Call your reps! We need new leadership!
Notofthesystem 48This is a list of Senators up for re-election in 2028. Some of these people can be pressured into voting NO on Chuck Schumer as Senate leader, but only if they get a mountain of calls: 202-224-3121.
sondi68.bsky.social7Schumer is my Senator. I called his DC office to say he's not the one to take our country forward.
reclinerpsychic.bsky.social7Another account was good enough to post a statement released by we-insist-on-being-your-leaders-whether-you-like-it-or-not Messieurs Jeffries and Schumer. Neither is for single payer but they are for "expanding access" which typically means in politician speak if you can pay for it. Also glaringly
Cooper Lund140I will call my senator, Chuck Schumer
Ed110indivisible deciding that their Whole Deal is an inside-baseball shitfight is very on brand
The Almighty Tallest9He's my Senator but I will not be calling Van Hollen's office to push him into running for Majority Leader. If he wants it, he should say so, and if so he has my support. And if he's laying low until some critical level of vibes is reached, he's not who I thought he was anyway.
LANana #🟦 Punk Bitch8What the fuck are you people doing?!?! Stop it, FFS. bsky.app/profile/lana...
Nicholas Yenson 朱偉仲2Left a message for Sen. Gillibrand today: the election was a referendum on Republican corruption and brutality, yes, but electing the likes of Chevalier, El-Sayed, and Lander shows that the establishment Democratic status quo is equally unacceptable.
Kay Whitlock2Please call if you haven't already.
John2*trying to decide if it’s worth calling Fetterman*
Benny Six-Cats2Call Van Hollen's office too and leave a very short message "Hi, I just called my [your state] Senators to ask them to make you the next Majority Leader. We all deserve a leader like you!"
Schumer is McClellan. And there's an Army of the Potomac that's ready for a fight. @vanhollen.senate.gov You're now Grant. Reposting this days later on a morning when Blumenthal decides he won't sign off on Schumer and as Van Hollen seemingly floats that he is willing to reach for Majority Leader:
David S. Cohen3I don’t care who they pick. Just win baby. Get stuff done. That includes laws to make life easier for people AND oversight/investigations.
Opheodrys3VanHollen has demonstrated, largely, that he has a spine and a moral compass. He's an improvement over Schumer, that's for damned sure.
Stephanie1Disagree. I’m a constituent & I have called his office when I have a problem with a vote or stance. But this man spent years setting up the senate - in which we put him in the minority - for us to flip. He hand-picked Colom in 2022. He’s trained that staff & so many others and sent resources to all.
dlb@life1I think both leaders should recognize the moment is bigger than their personal ambitions. Schumer has previously been majority leader and lost it! That record should be enough to invalidate his remaining leader. Now you all can start laughing 😂
Tony Avellino1Please, @vanhollen.senate.gov, we need a strong, prinicpled, fair, properly motivated leader for this transformational time. Been a constituent of yours for years, so I know - YOU'RE THE GUY
capuchadou.bsky.social1That's music to my ears.
Journalist Alan He reporting on a meeting between Slotkin & Van Hollen, which is almost certainly about the Senate leadership fight. I’m telling y’all, Senate offices were not prepared for the anti-Schumer, pro-Chris Van Hollen 1-2 punch this past week
NJ Blue Wave Enjoyer7CIA Color Revolution Queen is on board 👀
Izuna Dropped4We must never let Slotkin into a leadership role.
Monolith Media4A one-on-one with Slotkin suggests Van Hollen is counting votes now, not just testing the idea in interviews. #SenateDemocrats
Deedee Mega Doodoo - the next Banksy2Slotkin is so obviously given power from on high because of her position of inherited wealth combined with her deep state CIA bullshit. Never want to see this genocide loving ho again.
Borders Abound1Well what’s the point of electing all these new congressmen if we are going to continue with a model that got us in predicament we are in? Business as usual is over. Get on board or get out of our way
Jon Norton1Schumer seems almost oblivious to what just happened this week and why he's on the ropes as Senate Majority Leader.
🦃 ZHUGE LIANG 臥龍 / 伏龍 🦃31Its time to chuck Schumer
🟢🟡 UpASwamp❌️👑13Van Hollen is for the moment. Schumer was for the moment last century. bsky.app/profile/hunt...
ndndad3I am fascinated by Elisa Slotkin here, didn't see this coming.
Conrad Brean2WE DEMAND LEADERS WHO WILL FIGHT RATHER THAN FOLD!!
Clark Oliver2I would purely love for my Senator and my Congressman to be SML and SOTH
AOC says the problem is no one will run against Jeffries or Schumer. The political hit to opposing them is too high. Even progressives don’t want to challenge the Dem power structure There should not be backroom deals to pick Dem leadership. We deserve a transparent process.
POSIWID 🇵🇸🏴16Do they not understand that the only thing that can restore power to the republicans is weak leadership dragging their feet on things that matter and fast tracking business as usual? Someone has to take a stand. This is so much bigger than anyone's career trajectory.
KellorionMG9612Ro Khanna DC (202) 225-2631 Cali (408) 436-2720 Schumer's D.C. Office: (202) 224-6542 NYC (212) 486-4430 Albany (518) 431-4070 Buffalo(716) 846-4111 Jeffries DC (202) 225-5936 C. Brooklyn (718) 237-2211 South Brooklyn/District (718) 373-0033 AOC District 718-662-5970 Hollen (202) 224-4654
Carol Norris6Word is Van Hollen is now open to exploring a run. I called both of my senators and told them not to support Schumer and to support Van Hollen if he runs. I also called Van Hollen’s office and encouraged him. (Called my rep’s office and told her not to support Jeffries, but that’s a bigger lift.)
Garden Dad4pathetic reality we live in
Diane Leigh3Thinking there needs to be a massive protest with a unified replace them message. Maybe if they see rings of people they might step down or realize they aren't liked
danabeaubana.bsky.social3This is why people don’t vote. It’s back to the same ole shit.
This sounds like a job for Majority Leader Van Hollen to take on.
