Forget Elizabeth Warren. Another Female Senator Has a Shot to Fill the Senate's New Power Vacuum

[madamesilverspurs]

...Reid's likely replacement is New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who already has endorsements from Reid and Dick Durbin, the outgoing minority leader's No. 2. But lefties have long been wary of Schumer, who, thanks to his home base in New York City, is far more sympathetic to Wall Street than the rest of his caucus. And lost in the Warren hype is another female senator: Washington's Patty Murray.

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http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/03/patty-murray-harry-reid-senate-majority-leader

[Left coast liberal]

1. There she is! That is my senator! And, I am very proud of her! Go Patty!

[Politicalboi]

2. Chuck Schumer

I don't trust him for ANYTHING.

[Faryn Balyncd]

6. Definitely neither Schumer or Durbin.

[gratuitous]

3. I prefer Murray to Schumer for many reasons

Not least of which is thinking about Mitch McConnell having to sit down and negotiate with her over Senate votes and procedures. Might be a hardship for Murray, though, but she's pretty tough.

[Corey_Baker08]

4. Other Good Candidates Would Be Sherrod Brown Of Ohio, Al Franken, etc

[Thinkingabout]

5. Now this is a senator I could get behind.