Chuck Schumer is 75 years old. Chris Van Hollen is 67. When voters clamor for generational change in Democratic leadership, moving down by 8 years is not what they are talking about. Of course the Senate is a gerontocracy - even “young” Senators are in their 50s.
In my dream world, they’d elect someone like Abdul El-Sayed as Majority Leader, but I’m not holding my breath.