Sen. Chris Van Hollen announces challenge for Senate majority leader
YES! Van Hollen threw his hat in. From the Contrarian: He continued, “It’s now on us to meet this moment, and to do that we need new leadership. This is not about any one person — it’s about answering the call of the American people. That is why I’m running for Senate Majority Leader.”
Susan NO DMs8Chuck Schumer did not endorse at least two newly-elected Democratic senators, Abdul El-Sayed and Peggy Flanagan, who won their elections. This has contributed to growing calls for new leadership within the Democratic Party.
Climate voter/Vegan Gourmet4Also, he does not take money from AIPAC
David S. Moore4Van Hollen has said that the DNCC should not take bribes-- uh, I mean money-- from AIPAC. But Schumer thinks his #1 job is to shovel more money into Israel's war machine. It's time to let Israel fight its own wars.
Catherine3I just emailed my senator to support Rep Van Hollen.
mercizzle2DO THE RIGHT THING AND WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social No more of Schumer - the game has changed.
pushin2hard.bsky.social2Please! Don't screw this up Democrats!
Here’s the thing. Schumer has far more connections and things to run on than Van Hollen. While I prefer Van Hollen, there are things we don’t know. Much like how AOC lost her leadership bid. Let me give you an example. 1/
Allison Gill310Years ago, we had an unprecedented opportunity to curb sexual assault in the military. Republican Joni Ernst backed a bill that would take the decision to prosecute rape in the military out of the chain of command. 2/
ReMarkable113I keep thinking that if Schumer were the Democratic candidate in any of the recent hotly contested and flipped races across the country, he would have lost. That is partly why I hope we don’t make the huge mistake of electing him as leader
MisterAstonish83I want new leadership that aren’t fascist collaborators like Schumer and Jeffries. Schumer caved to Trump multiple times during government shutdown battles and Jeffries had a private meeting with Kushner. Get them out of here!
Ramon Escarfullet Sr75Mr Schumer is AIPAC owned, Chris Van Hollen isn't. Mr Van hollen is younger. Mr Van Hollen isn't part of the Schumer club. #ReplaceSchumer&Jeffries #Chris&Ayanna2LeadDems #CutPentagonBudgetX30% #TaxTheSuperRich3% #InvestInUSAnotWars Rescue our neighborhoods not other countries
I'm more optimistic than a week ago because of CVH's changing sound bites: From: "not really, I'm dipping my toe into a potential 2028 run" to: "I'm listing, I haven't closed the door" to now: "I'm running". I don't think he'd done that if he hadn't some strong signals that he has a chance.
kstna.bsky.social43Politics make me want to hurl. The old guard-all of them-should read the electorate. We've had enough of this bullshit! I want leadership. Van Hollen.
The 600,000-member International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union endorses Chris Van Hollen for Senate Majority Leader: "Van Hollen understands this is a fight of Workers vs. Billionaires…Workers did their part on election night. Now it's Senate Democrats' turn."
Berserker Coach2Man I hope this is the beginning of an avalanche
aoloughlin.bsky.social1Call or email your senators! I did today.
Cassie 🦃🥧kween, expert opinion giver, super-duper genius, sigma7Bros hit Schumer with that southern
Nathan Kalmoe (he/him)7When you actually give people a choice, you see how much Democratic groups who back the establishment by default only do so begrudgingly & fearing establishment retribution. Labor & many other pillars of the party actually despise the establishment for its massive failures.
I see a lot of people on here excited about Chris Van Hollen, but are we really ready for a Majority Leader who is only 68 years old? Can he work the inside as well as Chuck Schumer? He only ran the DCCC for four years and has only been in Congress since 2003. I’m not sure he’s ready.
Max Berger124Yes, it seems like a good idea to have a Majority Leader who fights for things and also cares about things. But, Chuck Schumer could be a more effective Majority Leader without picking fights or having consistent values.
Deva Woodly28A mere babe in arms. Not even seven decades on. What can he know?
Onomatopeanut19Careful, someone might miss the sarcasm
Will Bunch17Please, 67 and 10 months (he was born exactly 11 days before me, so clearly he's not old lol
artwells16My rule of thumb is that if they are still eating solid foods, they aren't ready to fight for what is right.
bebe1960.bsky.social14Schumer doesn't live in our world, and we don't live in his. We made this happen, and no one should take that away from us. Schumer and Jeffries pledged their loyalty to Israel, not to We The People
In an interview on MS NOW, Van Hollen admitted he is the underdog but has significant support. One differentiator he mentioned is that he does not thing the DSCC should take money from AIPAC.
Iykyk78As I just said in another thread: Van Hollen knows he'll never be Majority Leader. He doesn't even want to be Majority Leader. He wants to run for president, and he's performing for the dupes who don't understand the difference between politics and performance.
Jack G.21Van Hollen was physically present for immigration advocacy.
Alexander Hamizdat 🇵🇷5it's really just antisemitism, huh
Herb2Didn't AIPAC announce like 3 weeks ago it would stop doing that completely. His Jew obsession is literally the only thing he has in common with these far left crazies. Van Hollen's entire career is in crafting bipartisan legislation with Republicans.
mimeismoney.bsky.social1He’s a jew hater. It’s always disappointing to see the Dems throw Israel under the bus. Despicable representation of America caving to antisemites
BREAKING: Senator Chris Van Hollen just announced he is running for Senate Majority Leader, challenging Chuck Schumer and calling for new Democratic leadership to deliver on the mandate voters sent in this historic Blue Tsunami. The battle for Senate leadership is now officially underway.
𝓣𝓱𝓸𝓶𝓪𝓼3We need new leadership in the Democrat Caucus. Shumer is an old man and needs to retire. Democrats have won a mandate only to give it up to the old guard, NO!. Elect Van Hollen!
H3ggers2Politicians need to be on the good side of 65 to even understand today's tech, and to a degree, today's younger citizens. Chuck's time is done.
Julianne2Call your Senators today! We have momentum! Vote for Van Hollen for Senate Leader, No to Jeffries. And call Ayanna Pressley and encourage her to to run for Speaker!
illing-s.bsky.social1Who do we call when our senator is Fetterman? yet didn't stop me from emailing him everyday. #shumermustgo
aRemedy10We the People are behind Chris. And OUR choices should be the only ones that count.
Doc Zombie - Trauma Therapy for Americans3Chuck Gotta Go. We have things to accomplish and he will prevent all of it.
Rodney Anonymous3Chose your fighter! Or, in this case, choose your fighter or capitulator
It's official. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) said he is challenging Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) to be majority leader in the next Congress, triggering a power struggle barely a week after Democrats recaptured the Senate in the midterm elections. Game on!
besmartcolorado.bsky.social10This election wasn’t just a rebuke of maga republicans, it was a rebuke of status quo democrats.
Chumsmum6So glad to see this. We need a change in leadership who reflects this new majority.
🫧🐝 BlissBee 🐝🫧2There is work to do; time for everyone to start calling their senators again. @blumenthal.senate.gov @whitehouse.senate.gov I thought better of you.
Kim Cooke2@warren.senate.gov @markey.senate.gov I expect you to cast your vote in support of @vanhollen.senate.gov I will be calling your offices today. Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121, open Monday thru Friday, 7 AM to 8 PM.
VoteGirl1Bernie Sanders endorsed him too!
This is fantastic. Yes, Van Hollen is a little older at 67, but not as old as Schumer. More importantly, he's shown himself to have courage, unlike so many Democratic leaders. When everyone else was quaking, he fought for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, for instance. www.politico.com/live-updates...
tombeckett.bsky.social2It’s not about age. Schumer’s priorites are Israel, Wall Street, himself above all else. He gets zero credit for the blue wave.
tenaciouskb.bsky.social1And he has exactly NO experience in keeping a caucus together. None. 🤦🏼♀️
Jen1(wow- when I scrolled down and saw Schumer is 75, that’s just an instant no for me.) Van Hollen was amazing during the Kilmar Abrego ICE abduction and continued to work against ICE- really an amazing stand-up guy.
If you want to compare Van Hollen and Schumer using some hard numbers, let’s go. Schumer has been in Congress about 2x longer than Van Hollen, but has about 5x the number of enacted bills. If missed votes are important to you, Van Hollen has 7 more missed votes than Schumer in half the time. 👇
Kacey32521We can always count on you bringing the receipts 🙌🏽
L’Etat C’est Moi18While Schumer was getting a Senate majority, Van Hollen was busy pushing a Nazi-tattooed sexual assaulted in Maine. Van Hollen has an agenda, and it isn't that of the Democratic Party.
Daniela13Thank you for the receipts
TOMaSKY5A deal breakers: In 2025, Schumer voted to advance the Republican budget proposal “One Big Beautiful Bill” Let’s not forget this one. In November 2026, Schumer voted to advance legislation dubbed the "dirty data center deal." Van Hollen voted against both of those legislations.
Laura Koerber4Both have high ratings on Progressive Punch but Schumer deserves more credit because he got the bills through. All VH did was vote for them. VH is a better public speaker although why as an old white guy he sees himself as the image of the future is a mystery.
F Trump4Yeah but he’s the new, young, multicultural blood they’ve been looking for. He’s only 67 and has only been in elected office for 35 years. Practically fresh meat.
politiburb39And yet somehow bluesky just doesn't seem to care, wonder why. Almost like they don't care about results, just aesthetics.
Maudi6313I bet they all complained about missed votes recently too.👇🤷🏻♀️ bsky.app/profile/maud...
Maudi636Yep, meanwhile, Schumer has been there being productive and showing up 👇 and isn’t going to be distracted promoting himself for higher office. bsky.app/profile/maud...
This is a good dashboard made by @dropsitenews.com which tracks whether congressional Democrats support or oppose Chuck Schumer, Chris Van Hollen, and Hakeem Jeffries in their respective chambers: whipcount.dropsitenews.com
Not Like This47Case against Schumer being Majority leader: John Fetterman supports Chuck Schumer being Majority Leader. I rest my case.
Keals2Schumer has been really comfortable writing sternly worded letters for the last decade. He’s just as happy to spin his wheels with a majority and pretend we can’t have nice things. Time for him to face a legitimate threat - remind him he’s there to do a job.
anerdylawyer.bsky.social1This is great thanks for sharing! @dropsitenews.com I saw this statement by Senator Welch and thought it might put him more in the undecided side. Please keep up the great work! www.mynbc5.com/article/welc...
Jiraffe1What. That must be awkward if you coworker in the Senate isn't backing you. Wild Alsobrooks would back Schumer.
lauren377even if schumer wins this makes the "politics simply don't work like that" guys look like nitwits for the 300th time in the last week
Aaron Huertas97This is peak call-your-senator time. Note that a lot of Dems have withheld endorsement and many of the “endorsements” here are just saying nice things before Van Hollen announced a run.
weeder77Heads up, the mystic patterns that decide whether or not you can afford surgery are beginning to appear again
John5Hmm...a lot of senators saying they want a caucus meeting before they decide, which doesn't necessarily seem that dangerous for Schumer. I mean, maybe Van Hollen can do this. I've obviously been skeptical. But still don't see much reason to think he will?
Anne2Fellow Massholes! Warren is undecided, Markey isn't on record at all. Call them and tell them to ditch Schumer!
Rootless Suburbian2Isn't Dropsite run by Ryan Grim?
John2A lot of those uncommitteds are "I want a caucus meeting before I say who I'm supporting". I
I know I’m late to the party but I can’t stop dancing and jumping around my house about the possibility of Chris Van Hollen instead of Chuck Schumer as Senate Majority Leader! Since it’s a private vote, I hope all Democratic Senators make their choice known to the public. 💃🥳🙌
Lluisa3After the unbelievable no-show on Hegseth vote by prominent Dems, I have no hope that on this vote they will do the right thing.
Kenneth Powell1I join you in your excitement. Aside: this "private vote" thing is a little bit extremely weird.
Afabulous501I wouldn’t make my vote public if I wanted a good committee assignment.
Hi There! Are you aware that Chris Van Hollen offered no endorsements for the following senators? • Cory Booker (D-N.J.) • Juliana Stratton (D-Ill.) • Scott Colom (D-Miss.)
Eliza 7777777🌟10Normally, I wouldn’t care if a senator endorsed an out-of-state race but since he took the time to weigh in on the Nazi misogynist Blackwater guy I think it’s relevant.
Bobby Blue Byrd8Oh oh. Wonder if Stratton will support him since she's publicly said no Schumer. Wish she would have waited at least until she figured out where the bathrooms are. (My saying for all new hires.)
The Ill5Well, did they have Nazi tattoos? No, no they did not.
Annabelle Lecter2He did endorse the Nazi tattoo guy.
ExptKnitter 🇮🇱🇺🇸🫘 🔯✡️🧶1He is such a turd
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