Schumer getting ready to become Senate’s top Dem
By Alexander Bolton - 09/13/16 06:00 AM EDT
Sen. Charles Schumer has become increasingly vocal at private party meetings and strategy sessions, urging his colleagues to do more to contribute and raise money for Democratic candidates.
Democrats say Schumer’s recent actions show that the leadership transition from retiring Sen. Harry Reid (Nev.) to the 65-year-old New Yorker has begun. “He’s taking over or at least becoming more vocal on a lot of the leadership stuff, and I think Harry’s starting to pull back,” said Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chairman Jon Tester (Mont.).
“Sen. Schumer is always respectful of the fact that Leader Reid is still the leader, but more and more often, they’ve been running things together,” said a senior Democratic aide.
Schumer, who is now the third-ranked Senate Democrat, has also been active in meeting with donors and constituencies to motivate them ahead of the Nov. 8 elections. He has already begun to lay out to Democratic insiders how he would run the Senate as majority leader. If Democrats win control of the Senate this fall, Schumer would be the chamber’s first Jewish majority leader.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/295566-schumer-getting-ready-to-become-senates-top-dem
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