| Our Senior Senator is calling it a day as head of the DSCC.
NY's Schumer leaving Senate election role
Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday he is giving up his job running the Senate Democrats' national campaign efforts after two successful elections.
"We've had a great run," said Schumer, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee since the 2006 campaign, when he helped engineer a 6-seat gain that gave his party a slim 1-vote majority margin.
This year, the party won seven more seats, with two additional races in Minnesota and Georgia still undecided.
As head of the campaign effort, Schumer preached that candidates must be active in every part of their states, and focus on local concerns and middle-class economic issues - all of which are hallmarks of the New York senator's approach to his job.
Say what you will about Chuck (and I certainly have), but he did have one hell of a run. He took a 5 seat deficit and turned it into (at least) an 8 seat majority. In two cycles. Not bad.
It appears that the job isn't moving all that far from New York as New Jersey's Bob Menendez, a DSCC Vice-Chair, looks to be the favorite to replace him.
Well done, Chuck. Thank you.
(h/t to SSP.) |
