Few colleagues immediately embrace Van Hollen in his bid for majority leader
Theodoric Meyer and Erin Cox report for The Washington Post on Sen. Chris Van Hollen's bid to become the first Democrat in Senate history to oust his party's leader as majority leader. Van Hollen, who got a standing ovation at a Democratic gathering in Denver and says he wants to go "toe to toe with the president," faces a tough climb, with few colleagues immediately embracing his bid.
