Dem Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland boasted Sunday he has a “very open lane” to unseat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, claiming some colleagues previously behind the New York pol now back him.
“We’re about 15 and growing,” Van Hollen told ABC’s “This Week” when asked how many votes he had lined up for his bid to lead Senate Democrats.
The Maryland senator accused Schumer’s allies of spreading “a lot of misinformation” about the leadership race while trying to scare off his potential supporters.
Van Hollen also claimed that Schumer’s team circulated a list of senators expected to back the incumbent leader — but that it included lawmakers…
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