Chris Van Hollen Makes His Move Against Chuck

Well before the election, one of the issues the Democrat Senate nominees had been being requested was if they’d be supporting Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) as their chief in the event they had been elected.

Some, like Kansas’ Adam Hamilton, Maine’s Troy Jackson, and Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed, indicated they would not, with El-Sayed going so far as to recommend  – before and after the election – an various to Schumer: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

His rationale, in half, has been issues like “[Van Hollen is] willing to take risks when it matters. Flying down to meet Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a real risk…he went to check up on his constituent. That’s what leadership is about.”

Van Hollen has demurred on the subject for weeks when questioned about it, and only lately indicated – through staffers – that he is likely to be in difficult the longtime Democrat chief of the Senate, who has had a falling out among some of the more progressive members over the last two years due to what they’ve considered as his failure to more aggressively oppose the Trump administration.

On Thursday night time, Van Hollen made it official that he would problem Schumer for the function:

“In this election, the American people called for change. They called for a change from Donald Trump’s disastrous policies — but even bigger than that, a change from the status quo that isn’t working for working people,” Van Hollen said in a assertion.

Van Hollen’s transfer follows makes an attempt by grassroots progressives — and some newly elected Democratic senators — to draft him for the place as some search an various to Schumer.

“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,” he added.

In this election, Americans called on us to unrig an economic system rigged against working people & fueled by political corruption. To ship, we need new management. This is not about any one particular person – it’s about answering that call. That’s why I’m working for Senate Majority Leader.

— Senator Chris Van Hollen (@ChrisVanHollen) November 13, 2026

Already, he is shifting to appeal to the socialist/anti-Israel wing:

PSAKI: Does that imply there could be no money taken by the DSCC from AIPAC if you had been the chief? VAN HOLLEN: My view is that we should not take any AIPAC money at the DSCC. https://t.co/U782Pkk0Vq

— Acyn (@Acyn) November 13, 2026

Schumer reacted on X by suggesting he already had the votes to retain his management post and boasted of the Democrats’ election night time victories:

I welcome any dialogue about the future of our caucus and the important work forward. I’m proud of what we’ve completed together—55 seats and counting is an wonderful end result—and I’ve the votes to continue serving as Democratic Leader. I look ahead to main our new Democratic majority and delivering for the American people.

— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) November 13, 2026

So far, right here is what we all know about who helps who:

Senators backing Van Hollen: 🔵 Sanders 🔵 El-Sayed Senators backing Schumer: 🔵 Kelly 🔵 King

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) November 13, 2026

El-Sayed wasted no time being among the first to issue a assertion of assist, saying “Michiganders demand money out of politics, money in pockets, and Medicare for All. Senator Chris Van Hollen offers both the courage to go toe-to-toe with the Trump administration to deliver for working people and the experience to maneuver the Senate caucus. It’s why he has my full support to lead our caucus.”

Already, some Democrat-aligned teams are pledging to major anybody who sides with Schumer during next month’s vote:

NYT reviews that WFP, MoveOn and Indivisible are behind Van Hollen and threatening to major any Senate Dems up for reelection next 12 months who continue backing Schumer: https://t.co/dXEcckY7ob https://t.co/CTDrBzQJnr

— Peter Sterne (@petersterne) November 13, 2026

We’ll keep you posted on developments. Stay tuned.

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