Sen.-elect Scott Colom undecided in Van Hollen-Schumer race: 'I'm in listening mode'

Sen.-elect Scott Colom (D-MS) said he is not yet prepared to make a decision between supporting Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) in their race to lead the Democratic caucus next year.

“I had a senator that I developed a relationship with during my campaign suggesting me to be in listening mode,” Colom said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “They said, ‘Listen, that’s how you got elected. You were known as a listener, and in this moment, you need to listen to your colleagues, the ones that you know, the ones that you don’t know well. Listen to them. Understand what the needs of the caucus are, who has the ability to lead.’ And so that’s what I’m going to do.”