Top Dem Senator Comes Out Against Schumer for Majority Leader: ‘Same Old, Same Old’
Sanders said Schumer is out of step on Israel, AI and inequality, and backed Chris Van Hollen as Democrats debate new leadership.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders supports Chris Van Hollen's bid to challenge Schumer for Senate Democratic leader post
Sen. Bernie Sanders is supporting Sen. Chris Van Hollen for the role of Senate Democratic leader, as Van Hollen challenges Sen. Chuck Schumer for the leadership role.
Senator Bernie Sanders has said he will not support Chuck Schumer for Senate majority leader. His decision comes after Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections opened a debate about the future direction of the party. Sanders, a Vermont senator, said his decision was driven by a need for political change. He said the election results showed voters did not want the status quo. “The American people are crying out for change. The policies …
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ClevelandTop Dem senator comes out against Schumer for majority leader: ‘Same old, same old’
A top Democratic senator has come out against having Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) as the majority leader when the Dems take control of the Senate in January. Sen. Bernie Sanders told host Jon Stewart on “The Weekly Show” podcast that Schumer represents the status quo and that the Dems need new leadership, per Mediaite.
Bernie Sanders Suggests Alternative To Become New Senate Majority Leader
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he would support Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) if he chooses to challenge Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for Senate majority leader. Sanders told Jon Stewart that the American people are “sick and tired of the status quo.” “We cannot have leadership in the Democratic Party who are going to do the same old, same old,” Sanders said, according to The Hill. “Chris Van Hollen is one guy who has indicated he might be interest…
Sanders Knifes Schumer – Challenger Circles
Leadership fights in the Senate rarely hinge on a single quote; they surface when a public break crystallizes private discontent. Senator Bernie Sanders’s refusal to back Chuck Schumer for Democratic leader—and his conditional support for Chris Van Hollen if Van Hollen runs—was one of those clarifying moments: a pointed signal that parts of the caucus want a different theory of leadership than the status quo offers. At a Glance Sanders said he …
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