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Chris Van Hollen Is Challenging Chuck Schumer for Democratic Leader (www.washingtonsun.com)
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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.

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[–] 7 points 10 hours ago

Isn't it possible that congressional leadership is good, but the presidential election is botched so badly that the turnout is bad and therefore congress flips?

In this case, the congressional leadership is not good. Biden also botched the election by not holding a primary and deciding to seek a second term. We know that depressed turnout for the presidential ticket affects the congressional results.

There could certainly be cases where both are not true.

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