The Maryland Democrat has been critical of Schumer, who has led the caucus for nearly a decade.

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.

  • LoveTrumpsHate
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    11 minutes ago

    Hell yes, it will happen if we make it happen!

    7 calls to help replace Schumer and Jeffries:

    1. Call Ayanna Pressley and encourage her to run for speaker of the house. She would be a great leader in addition to being the first black speaker of the house - which eliminates Hakeem Jeffries false claim only racists oppose him.

    https://pressley.house.gov/contact-us/

    1. Call Senator Chris Van Hollen and thank him for running for Senate leader to oust Chuck Schumer.

    https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/ Numbers at the bottom of the page

    1. Call your representative and urge them to support Ayanna Pressley for speaker of the house.

    4 & 5) Call both of your senators and demand they support Chris Van Hollen and oppose Chuck Schumer for Senate leader.

    http://5calls.org/issue/house-senate-leadership/

    1. Call Chuck Schumer and demand he step down as Senate leader: (202) 224-6542

    2. Call Hakeem Jeffries and demand he step down as house leader: (202) 225-5936