“The Time Is Now for Change”: Sanders Says He Won’t Back Schumer for Leader
Truthout reports that Sen. Bernie Sanders says he will not support Sen. Chuck Schumer's run for Senate majority leader, the first major public defection in the Senate Democratic caucus, citing a need for change and floating Sen. Chris Van Hollen, who says he is actively considering a run. Sen. Elissa Slotkin wants Democrats to withhold quorum if Schumer offers no vision, while Schumer says he is confident of reelection, and YouGov polling for Indivisible finds 57 percent of voters say Democrats should pick someone else.
