Senate Majority Leader Poll
OK, we now have a challenger for Senate Majority Leader, let's have a poll.
Vote for your choice for Senate Majority Leader:
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@mastodonmigration It honestly shouldn't be Senator Van Hollen either. He has stated that he doesn't want the job due to the energy that's going to be required. He's completely right. We need someone with high energy who is willing to put feet to fire when it comes to the current administration blatantly violating the constitution. We need high energy, high morals, and high visibility, and I wouldn't be surprised if it would take a junior Senator to do it.
@skylartheferret He never said he didn't want the job because of the energy required. He said he was considering a run for President. If he goes for Majority Leader he will be setting aside his presidential aspirations.
@mastodonmigration I mispoke there. I misremembered a quote Van Hollen gave to Fox 5 DC on 11/4 where he stated "I've made clear that I'm not looking to be the next Democratic leader." and another quote he made on the podcast "Lever Time" where he stated "I'm not supporting anybody for Democratic leader in the Senate who doesn't sign up to take on some very, very big fights."
I still stand by my comment that I think we need an even bolder statement than Van Hollen.
@skylartheferret It is coming. Here is one take on the behind the scenes strategizing that may be going on...
These are very big stakes and wrangling a caucus is no simple task. IMO so far he has been masterful.
https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/117589160871775055
@mastodonmigration I vote for Stacey Abrams.
@mastodonmigration vote van hollen 'cause yeah, like everyone schumer's public persona has been super week. I am somewhat swayed by the behind the scenes stuff I hear about from wonks I trust (which does not include anyone at the times), so not sure this is quite as cut and dry as we imagine
@mastodonmigration anyone but schumer.
@mastodonmigration we can do better. I'm really tired of voting for "less awful"
@coldfish Who? It has to be a Senator, and it has to be someone who will fight for the job over the next three weeks.
Abdul El-Sayed is trying to draft Van Hollen. This is a practical matter, and Van Hollen is a solid M4A repeal the filibuster progressive. Either we fight for this or we hand power over to Schumer and his billionaire corporate backers. This is not the time for perfectionist dithering.
If not Van Hollen, who?
@mastodonmigration I guess I was hoping for Merkley or Elizabeth Warren, but after looking at van hollen, he's actually better than I thought.
Either way, there's simply nobody there who is really as "angry" as I am. I am so unbelievably disgusted with the Democrats inability to do anything to stop Trump. It's just infuriating. I feel like people should be filibustering every day. we should be doing the damn haka in Congress like that lady in new Zealand.
Ugh. I lived through newt Gingrich basically stopping every single democrat move with a tiny minority block, while trump rides around doing whatever the fuck he wants and all I see are a stream of texts asking me for $3 more.
Now, I see Jeffries immediately saying he's going to compromise and not sow division.
Fuck that.
I hope Van Hollen is ready to set fire to the entire RNC, because I need to see some actual action, even every step fails, I want to see at least an attempt.
@coldfish He is actually pretty all right. He was on with Indivisible this weekend saying he would work to end the filibuster day 1. Also, he is a progressive, but has the ability to work with less liberal members. Feel like he is a very good, if not perfect, option.
Edit: Also Abdul El-Sayed is pushing hard for him, and that's a pretty good endorsement.
@mastodonmigration 🥕 Any root vegetable
@mastodonmigration I know nothing about Chris only that his name has been floated by a handful of folks. This is less of a vote for him and more of a vote for not Schumer.
@mastodonmigration Van Hollen is only marginally better than Schumer. https://integrityindex.us/candidate/chris-van-hollen Can't we do better than that?
@LilPecan Politics is the art of the possible. At this point no, we can't. If we splinter, it is going to hand it to Schumer. And, Van Hollen is much better than Schumer. Check out this Will Bunch article:
@mastodonmigration Thanks for the additional info!
@mastodonmigration hmm thats all the choices, eh...?
@mastodonmigration at the moment one of them is not Chuck Shumer. Easy
Hmmmmm going to put a pin in that for the time being. Watching and waiting on other developments.
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Oh, wow!