US-Demokraten nach dem Wahlsieg: Chris van Hollen will Mehrheitsführer im US-Senat werden
In a taz.de article dated 15 November 2026, Bernd Pickert reports that Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland will challenge Chuck Schumer for leadership of the incoming Democratic Senate majority, after years of progressive criticism that Schumer caves to Donald Trump and favored moderates like Haley Stevens and Angie Craig, whose left-wing rivals Abdul El-Sayed and Peggy Flanagan won. In a campaign spot Van Hollen says Democrats have been "too cautious, too rudderless"; 16 senators back Schumer ahead of the 1 December vote, and John Fetterman says he would switch parties if Van Hollen wins.
