The Maryland Democrat has been critical of Schumer, who has led the caucus for nearly a decade.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen announced Thursday that he would challenge Chuck Schumer for the top Democratic leadership role in the Senate, arguing the party needs to take a more populist direction.
“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, who represents Maryland, said in a statement obtained by The Washington Sun.
I watched his Psaki interview, and he also very strongly rejected funding from AIPAC, even saying that if he was Leader, the DSCC would NOT accept money from AIPAC. Rejecting Israel is a massive difference between him and Schmuck, who can’t resist being obsequious to Israel.