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Opinion: Chris Van Hollen fought when no one else would. Make him Dems’ leader. | Will Bunch | Philadelphia Enquirer
The Democratic landslide on Tuesday happened not because of the party elites — as epitomized by Schumer and Jeffries — but in spite of them.
First, call Van Hollen’s office and urge him to run for the job. But more importantly, call your own Democratic member of the Senate and tell them that Schumer cannot return as leader...
Will Bunch | Make Van Hollen Dem's Leader (cont.)
When Van Hollen returned from El Salvador that April, he was greeted at Dulles International Airport by a gaggle of grateful supporters, including one who held aloft a sign: “THIS IS WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE.”
“NO SCHUMER CORONATION’ was the headline on a post from the anti-Trump group Indivisible, the lead organizer of the No Kings protests... It’s time for Senate Democrats to choose new leadership.”
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Will Bunch | Make Van Hollen Dem's Leader (cont.)
...the New York Times — seem determined to ram the return of Schumer and Jeffries down the throats of voters as a done deal, like it or not.
“Schumer, Once Besieged, Is on Track to Remain Leader After Election Blowout,” the Paper of Record declared... in a story that read like it was written by the senator’s staff, with no comments from his critics and an overhyping of his very mixed role in recruiting Senate candidates for the midterms.
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From that stance we can only conclude that either Chuck and Hakeem are part of the coup, or they are sufficiently bought off to not be an impediment to the coup. Since the #NewYorkTimes is certainly part of the coup, anything they're trying to push is beneficial to the coup.
#NYT #BrokenTimes @newyorktimes@flipboard.com
Will Bunch | Make Van Hollen Dem's Leader (cont.)
...my reading of the Democratic base is that they want real leadership on Capitol Hill right now, while they are looking for youth and charisma (cough, cough...Sen. Jon Ossoff) for the next White House contest.
There’s still time to fight for a cause that isn’t lost until the Democratic caucus actually votes on a leader later this month. First, call Van Hollen’s office and urge him to run for the job....
[CAPITAL SWITCHBOARD 202-224-3121]
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@mastodonmigration I have tried to call the number and it gives an error message.
@mastodonmigration Don't underestimate the value of Jeffries' fundraising. Pelosi chose him for that reason, and he delivered. That doesn't mean I think he'd make a great president (and, to be quite honest, I'd like to see the Speaker of the House president well before 2028, after Trump and Vance are impeached).
@LPerry2 @mastodonmigration ideally, I'd like a Congress where a talent for fundraising isn't a huge advantage. Maybe putting people into leadership roles whose primary talent is fundraising isn't the best way to get to that point.
@mastodonmigration All the ones not looking to run as Senate Majority Leader are basically eyeing for presidential race, which is a problem.