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The way it looks right now, Van Hollen might have a high-floor-low-ceiling problem. After looking at whip counts from Punchbowl, Drop Site, The Record, @aaronnarraph & others, currently it looks like there are 16 Democratic Senators and Senators-elect publicly backing Schumer for majority leader, and 10 publicly backing Van Hollen or opposing Schumer (see image below) Which leaves 30 who are undecided, uncommitted, or haven’t commented on it yet. Van Hollen would need 18 of those 30 to vote for him to beat Schumer (you just need a majority of your caucus via secret ballot). While he appears to have a decently high floor (~10-12), he also appears to have a low ceiling (low-mid 20s) unless something major shifts in the dynamics of the race. Even I am being generous to Van Hollen, I can only see him getting to a maximum of 24. — Here are the 14 that I could see conceivably voting for him: 11) Mary Peltola (AK) — moderate and recruited by Schumer, but also anti-establishment & might want to distance herself from Schumer given how unpopular he is in Alaska 12-13) Jon Ossoff & Raphael Warnock (GA) — don’t usually ruffle feathers, but if he’s considering running for president he may want to establish his anti-establishment bona fides 14) Tammy Duckworth (IL) — sometimes a wildcard and Stratton is against Schumer, but would ultimately expect her to vote for him 15) Josh Turek (IA) — moderate and shadow-backed by Schumer in the primary, but also might want to distance himself from Schumer given how unpopular he is in Iowa 16-17) Ed Markey & Elizabeth Warren (MA) — progressive and anti-establishment, close with people opposing Schumer 18) Scott Colom (MS) — moderate and maybe kinda sorta recruited by Schumer, but also might want to distance himself from Schumer given how unpopular he is in Mississippi 19) Cory Booker (NJ) — pretty establishmenty, but if he’s considering running for president he may want to establish his anti-establishment bona fides 20) Andy Kim (NJ) — doesn’t usually ruffle feathers, but pretty responsive to his constituents & has a history of going up against the establishment in NJ 21) Martin Heinrich (NM) — can be a bit of a wildcard sometimes 22) Ron Wyden (OR) — can be a bit of wildcard, and might want to join his fellow Oregon Senator (Merkley) in opposing Schumer 23) James Talarico (TX) — might want to see where the wind is blowing given that he’s smack dab in the center of the party, but also might want to distance himself from Schumer given how unpopular he is in Texas 24) Pete Welch (VT) — progressive, at times anti-establishment, and might want to vote with his fellow Vermont Senator (Bernie) — Van Hollen getting all of them on board is the *best* case scenario, and even then he would be short, so will need to peel off four of the following — all of whom are establishmenty, moderate, and/or have been in the Senate for a while so they may not want major disruption and/or they’re close with Schumer: Alex Padilla (CA) Adam Schiff (CA) Michael Bennet (CO) John Hickenlooper (CO) Chris Murphy (CT) Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) Chris Coons (DE) Mazie Hirono (HI) Maggie Hassan (NH) Chris Pappas (NH) — incoming Ben Ray Lujan (NM) Roy Cooper (NC) — incoming Mark Warner (VA) Maria Cantwell (WA) Patty Murray (WA) — So yeah, the math is very tough — but not impossible — for Van Hollen.

The Hill: Ally of Chuck Schumer says Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock will vote for Schumer as Senate Majority Leader. Link to article: thehill.com/homenews/senate/…

My hot take is Schumer and Van Hollen are both too old to be majority leader

My thoughts on how the 2028 primary fights can be less stupid than the 2020 primary fights

Van Hollen on the blue wave: “The notion that this was somehow a Washington-engineered victory is delusional. This was the power of the people.”

🚨HOLY SHIT!🔥🔥Well that’s a wrap, this guy will never be invited onto a cable news show again, but damn if he didn’t tell the truth about income inequality in the US. Bravo sir!! You’re going to want to watch this!👇

Again with the "counterfactuals aren't real" but President Harris is probably overseeing an inflation rate of approx. 2% and mortage rates in the low 5s/ and just got mildly whacked in the mid-terms for [insert random thing here]

It’s official: Van Hollen is challenging Schumer for Majority Leader.

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