Economy and macroUpdated 3h ago

Petitions and event backlash add pressure on Schumer

Before Van Hollen announced his challenge, the push against Schumer was turning up in two very public ways. Petitions calling for his replacement passed 100,000 signatures a day after launch. At Crooked Con, a post-election summit in Washington the previous weekend, the crowd booed and jeered Schumer's name throughout the day. Axios describes that pressure as having worked, noting Van Hollen's Thursday-night announcement on MS NOW.

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