PPP - Duckworth up 6 on Kirk - Clinton crushes all rivals in Illinois

[Hawaii Hiker]

http://politicalwire.com/2015/07/29/duckworth-holds-early-lead-for-illinois-senate/

If were going to retake senate, in my opinion, IL & WI are two of the must win states...There would be nothing better than having Senator Schumer being Majority Leader come Jan 2017,

[tularetom]

1. Actually there would be a lot better things than having Schumer be Majority Leader

Like having almost any Democrat who actually supports the foreign policy objectives of the current president.

Schumer has more or less signaled his intent to oppose the Iran nuclear deal proposed by President Obama and Secretary Kerry.

[still_one]

2. Except, Mark Halperin and John Heilemann from Bloomberg's "With All Due Respect" disagree with your

assessment

We will of course know soon enough, but by all counts the Democrats have enough votes to prevent a veto override

[TreasonousBastard]

3. True. Schumer is, along with our Governor,...

the kind of Democrat people around here love to hate. He has managed to isolate himself from the liberal wing of the party and pretty much every Democrat I know.

But, he's got a guaranteed seat, so he can be a big shot at the moneyed get-togethers and with certain interest groups.

As much as I would hate to see him as majority leader, he's still better than a Republican. Just not by much.

[ebbie15644]

5. Agreed!

[Hawaii Hiker]

7. Schumer can't be all that bad, no?

He's #1 on this list:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/pictures-video/the-15-most-liberal-senators-20140206

[tularetom]

8. I'll withhold judgment on that until the Iran deal reaches the senate floor

But IMO he isn't much of a Democrat if he won't back the president on that.

[truebrit71]

4. I'll pass on Schumer being the majority leader...

...Dick Durbin would be a much better choice...

[bigdarryl]

6. Especially if Schumer voters against the nuclear deal