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Chris Van Hollen revs up his public campaign to replace Chuck Schumer
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Chris Van Hollen revs up his public campaign to replace Chuck Schumer Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) is ramping up his challenge to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) as the head of the new Democratic majority in the upper chamber with a campaign website and a media blitz on Sunday television shows. “We have become a party that too often trims its sails: too cautious, too rudderless, too attached to poll-washed, pundit-rinsed and donor-dried messages,” said Van Hollen in a...
Chris Van Hollen revs up his public campaign to replace Chuck Schumer
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) is ramping up his challenge to replace Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) as the head of the new Democratic majority in the upper chamber with a campaign website and a media blitz on Sunday television shows.
“We have become a party that too often trims its sails: too cautious, too rudderless, too attached to poll-washed, pundit-rinsed and donor-dried messages,” said Van Hollen in a campaign-style ad released Saturday. “It’s time to turn the page.”
Van Hollen is set to appear Sunday on Fox News, CNN and ABC as he makes his case for why his peers should buck Schumer, who has led the Democratic caucus for 10 years.
The campaign website itself does not mention Schumer. It solicits donations for Democrats running to flip red states in 2028.
Van Hollen, however, has seen little enthusiasm from his colleagues so far. Since he announced Friday that he would challenge Schumer, just four members of the new Senate class have publicly committed to supporting him. More than a dozen Democrats have already said they would support Schumer.